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Getting [change]
A Recipient starts off without the Theme in their possession, and then comes to possess it. Although the Source from which the Theme came is logically necessary, the Recipient and its changing relationship to the Theme is profiled.
I got two whistles from John.
I got two whistles from John.
Properties
- ID
- #179
- Entry
- frm_getting
- Namespace
- Eventive.Change
- FrameNet version
- Getting (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Getting
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient |
The Recipient indicates the entity that ends up in possession of the Theme.
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— | — |
| Theme |
The Theme is the object that changes possession.
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category
physical_object
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— |
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
This FE identifies the Manner in which an Agent intentionally acts.
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category
manner
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— |
| Means |
The Means is the action of the Recipient which results in their possession of the Theme.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The Place denotes where the Getting takes place.
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category
locative_relation
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| Source |
The Source is the location that the Theme formerly occupied. Persons that begin in possession of the Theme may metonymically stand in for the Source.
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category
source
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| Time |
When the event occurs.
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category
time
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— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beneficiary |
The Beneficiary is an entity which the Recipient passes the Theme to, or shares the Theme with.
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| Circumstances |
Any condition or situation that serves as a very general background, against which the further importance of the Getting is understood.
With him out of the room , I got all the popcorn . |
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| Concessive |
This FE signifies that the state of affairs expressed by the main clause (containing the target) occurs or holds, and something other than that state of affairs would be expected given the state of affairs in the concessive clause.
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| Explanation |
The Explanation refers to the existing eventuality that the Recipient is responding to.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Purpose |
The purpose for which an intentional act is performed.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Result |
The state that either the Recipient or the Theme end up in after the acquisition.
You should acquire it without any publicity. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (10)
Inchoative
Inheritance
Precedes
SubFrame
Lexical Units (11)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| acquire.v | — | COD: come to possess. |
| acquisition.n | — | COD: the act of acquiring. |
| acquisition.n | — | COD: a recently acquired asset or object. |
| gain.v | — | COD: obtain or secure (something favourable). |
| get.v | — | COD: come to have or hold; receive. |
| obtain.v | — | COD: acquire or secure. |
| procure.v | — | COD: obtain |
| procurement.n | — | FN: the act of obtaining. |
| score.v | — | FN: manage to obtain (something highly desirable). |
| secure.v | — | COD: succeed in obtaining. |
| win.v | — | FN: acquire through effort or fortune |
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