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Luck [gradable]
A State_of_affairs is evaluated as good (or bad), against a background assumption that previously, the State_of_affairs was thought to be unlikely to occur. The State_of_affairs holds for a particular Protagonist.
He is a lucky gambler.
He is a lucky gambler.
Properties
- ID
- #1811
- Entry
- frm_luck
- Namespace
- Attribute.Gradable
- FrameNet version
- Luck (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Luck
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protagonist |
The Protagonist is the one for whom the destiny is evaluated.
He is lucky. |
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| Role |
The Role filled by the Protagonist.
He is a lucky gambler. |
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| State_of_affairs |
The State of affairs that is evaluated.
That was a lucky catch. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Role
State_of_affairs
Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The Degree to which the State_of_affairs is lucky (either a degree of goodness or a degree of unexpectedness, or both).
He is very|deg lucky. |
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| Place |
The location where the Protagonist has luck.
I'm only lucky in casinos. |
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| Time |
The time for which the Protagonist's destiny is good.
I was rather|deg fortunate in the late 90s, making much of my fortune at that time. |
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptor |
A description of the sort of State_of_affairs. This occurs with nominal LUs which are both the target and the State_of_affairs.
My good [fortune|State_of_affairs] has run out. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (9)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| fortuitous.a | — | FN: being of a causeless happy accident |
| fortunate.a | — | COD: favoured by or involving good luck. |
| fortunately.adv | — | FN: by good fortune. |
| fortune.n | — | COD: luck, especially good luck. |
| happy.a | — | COD: fortunate and convenient |
| luck.n | — | COD: success or failure apparently brought by chance. |
| luckily.adv | — | FN: by luck. |
| lucky.a | — | FN: (of positively-evaluated events or states) be apparantly the result of chance or unknown forces. |
| poor.a | — | FN: unfortunate or pitiable. |
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