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Knot_creation_scenario [agentive]

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An Agent manipulates a long thin object (the Rope and creates a Knot.

Properties

ID
#1700
Entry
frm_knot_creation_scenario
Namespace
Eventive.Agentive
FrameNet version
Knot_creation_scenario (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains
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Types
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Ontological type
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English name
Knot_creation_scenario

Core Frame Elements (3)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Agent
The Agent is the sentient being who manipulates the Rope.

Melissa braided Jessica's hair.
category
sentient
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Knot
The stable configuration of a Rope which results from tying.

Jake tied the cravat into an acceptable knot.
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Rope
The basically linear object which is manipulated by the Agent to produce a Knot.

He tied an electrical cable around the trunk and his neck before hanging himself .
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Instrument
The Instrument with which the Rope is manipulated.
category
physical_entity
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Manner
Manner in which the manipulation of the Rope takes place.

John knotted the tie tightly|Manr around his neck.
category
manner
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Means
The Means by which the manipulation of the Rope takes place.
category
state_of_affairs
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Place
Where the manipulation of the Rope takes place.
category
locative_relation
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Time
When the manipulation of the Rope takes place.

Terri tied the rope around her waist before scrambling up the side of the mountain.
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)

Extra-thematic Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Explanation
The Explanation for which the manipulation of the Rope takes place.

Kelly tied her laces around the back of her heel to combat loose shoes.
category
state_of_affairs
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Locus
Where the manipulation of the Rope takes place.

Kelly tied her laces around the back of her heel to combat loose shoes.
category
location
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Purpose
The Purpose for which the manipulation of the Rope takes place.

Prof. Frink braided my hair to make me look beautiful.
category
state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)

Perspective

Perspective relations
Is perspectivized in
Knot_creation
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Is perspectivized in
Rope_manipulation
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