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Being_in_control [association]
A Controlling_entity has control of a Dependent_entity, Dependent_situation, or Dependent_variable.
She was in control of the empire within two days.
This frame is distinct from Control in that the Controlling_entity is not fully asserted to be currently controlling the Dependent_entity, Dependent_situation, or Dependent_variable, but rather is attentive to it and capable of making the situation correspond to the desired state at any time.
She was in control of the empire within two days.
This frame is distinct from Control in that the Controlling_entity is not fully asserted to be currently controlling the Dependent_entity, Dependent_situation, or Dependent_variable, but rather is attentive to it and capable of making the situation correspond to the desired state at any time.
Properties
- ID
- #1800
- Entry
- frm_being_in_control
- Namespace
- Relation.Association
- FrameNet version
- Being_in_control (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Being_in_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.
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Core Unexpressed Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Degree |
The Degree to which the Controlling_entity effects the Dependent_entity.
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degree
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| Dependent_situation |
A situation whose temporal or other characteristics are influenced by a Controlling_entity.
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| Dependent_variable |
A scalar variable, whose value depends on the behavior of a Controlling_entity.
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Dependent_entity
Dependent_situation
Dependent_variable
Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Controlling_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 at which the controlling occurs.
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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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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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (9)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| control.n | — | FN: the power to (primarily) determine various features of some entity or situation |
| control.v | — | FN: to (primarily) determine various features of some entity or situation |
| dominate.v | — | FN: to rule over or control some entity or situation |
| domination.n | — | FN: authority, rule or control over some entity or situation |
| manage.v | — | FN: to direct, govern, or control in action or use |
| management.n | — | FN: the act of managing; direction or control |
| manipulate.v | — | FN: to skillfully handle, control, or influence something or someone |
| manipulation.n | — | FN: the skillfull handling of, control of, or influence over something or someone |
| rule.v | — | FN: to control, direct, or exercise dominating power or authority over |
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