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Change_event_duration [agentive]
In this frame, an Agent or Cause changes the duration of an Event. The Event will then take place for a New_duration, rather than the Initial_duration. This can be done with by certain Means, in a certain Manner or to a certain Degree.
Don't let him prolong the discussion to an absurd length.
Harsh weather made it necessary to cut the tour short from its original four months|ini to three|new. CNI
Don't let him prolong the discussion to an absurd length.
Harsh weather made it necessary to cut the tour short from its original four months|ini to three|new. CNI
Properties
- ID
- #1770
- Entry
- frm_change_event_duration
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Change_event_duration (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Change_event_duration
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The sentient entity that changes the duration of the Event.
Don't let him prolong the discussion to an absurd length. |
category
sentient
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| Cause |
An event that causes the change in Event duration.
Rain|cau so cruelly cut short the game against Bangladesh. |
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| Event |
The Event's duration is changed.
Don't let him prolong the discussion|eve to an absurd length. |
category
state_of_affairs
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Peripheral Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The extent to which the initial and final durations differ from each other.
Too bad we can't extend our vacation even more|deg. |
category
degree
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| Initial_duration |
The planned duration of the Event before the change takes place.
Harsh weather combined made it necessary to cut the tour short from its original four months|ini to three. |
category
duration
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| Manner |
Any description of the event causing the change of the Event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably, mysteriously), secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of the Agent that also affect the action (deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
Rain so cruelly|man cut short the game against Bangladesh. |
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manner
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| Means |
An intentional action performed by the Agent (or event resulting from the Cause) that produces a change in the Event's duration.
It seems they are bent on prolonging conflict by ignoring normal wartime conventions|mea. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| New_duration |
The new duration of the Event.
Don't let him prolong the discussion to an absurd length|new. |
category
duration
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| Purpose |
An action that the Agent intends to accomplish by changing the duration of the Event.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Time |
The time at which the change in duration of the Event is caused.
Last week|tim, he unnecessarily prolonged the agony, thinking that he could tough it out. |
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explanation |
A state of affairs that the Agent is responding to in bringing about the change of duration.
Why would someone cut our time short like that? |
category
state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (8)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| abbreviate.v | — | COD: shorten. |
| cut short.v | — | FN: abbreviate, stop prior to completion. |
| drag out.v | — | COD: protract something unnecessarily. |
| extend.v | — | FN: make longer; prolong. |
| prolong.v | — | COD: extend the duration of. |
| protract.v | — | COD: prolong; draw out. |
| shorten.v | — | COD: decrease the duration of something. |
| slow.v | — | FN: to increase the duration of something |
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