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Control [agentive]
A Controlling_entity, Controlling_situation, or Controlling_variable control a Dependent_entity, Dependent_situation, or Dependent_variable. The latter, dependent, element or some aspect of it is not just influenced, but determined by the controlling element.
Can you|cone control the robot|depe?
Although you|cone may not be able to control every situation|deps, you can control your reaction.
Students|cone do not have control over the temperature of the heating water|depv.
Everyone knows that the price of oil|conv controls the price of asphalt|depv.
Can you|cone control the robot|depe?
Although you|cone may not be able to control every situation|deps, you can control your reaction.
Students|cone do not have control over the temperature of the heating water|depv.
Everyone knows that the price of oil|conv controls the price of asphalt|depv.
Properties
- ID
- #1799
- Entry
- frm_control
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Control (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Control
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Controlling_entity |
A thing or person whose behavior controls a Dependent_entity, Dependent_situation, or Dependent_variable.
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| Dependent_entity |
An entity, usually a thing, that is influenced in its behavior by a Controlling_entity or an Controlling_situation.
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Core Unexpressed Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Controlling_situation |
A situation whose temporal or other characteristics control a Dependent_entity, Dependent_situation, or Dependent_variable.
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| Controlling_variable |
A scalar variable (with unspecified value) which has an effect on the Dependent_entity, Dependent_situation, or Dependent_variable.
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| Degree |
The Degree|deg to which the Controlling element affects the Dependent element.
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degree
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| Dependent_situation |
A situation whose temporal or other characteristics are influenced by a Controlling_entity, Controlling_situation, or Controlling_variable.
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| Dependent_variable |
A scalar variable, whose value depends on the behavior of a Controlling_entity, a Controlling_situation, or a Controlling_variable.
Move the slider on the SpeedBar while playing audio or video material to control playback speed|depv. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Controlling_entity
Controlling_situation
Controlling_variable
Excludes
Dependent_entity
Dependent_situation
Dependent_variable
Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Manner |
Any description of the event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including force (hard, softly), secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of an Influencing_entity that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
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manner
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| Place |
The location at which the controlling occurs.
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locative_relation
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| Time |
The Time|tim at which the controlling occurs.
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time
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (7)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| command.n | — | FN: the possession or exercise of controlling authority |
| command.v | — | FN: to have or exercise control (/authority) over some entity or situation |
| control.n | — | FN: the power that a person or entity has over someone or something |
| control.v | — | FN: to (primarily) determine various features of some situation or entity. |
| determine.v | — | COD: cause to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in. |
| regulate.v | — | FN: to control by a rule, principle or method |
| regulation.n | — | FN: a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct |
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