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Vocalizations [phenomenon]
This frame is concerned with the sounds produced by animate entities by means of their vocal tracts. Descriptions of sounds from artifacts meant to emulate such sounds, or to act as vocalizing animals or people, are also treated here as figurative language.
He woke up because of the cries of the crows outside.
He woke up because of the cries of the crows outside.
Properties
- ID
- #1840
- Entry
- frm_vocalizations
- Namespace
- Eventive.Phenomenon
- FrameNet version
- Vocalizations (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Vocalizations
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sound_source |
An entity that is construed as a single point source emitting sound.
He woke up because of the cries of the crows outside. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
Expressions that indicate the loudness of the sound.
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category
degree
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| Location_of_sound_source |
The place from which the sound emanates.
There followed a small silence that was interrupted by a distant cries of caged birds from the interior. |
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| Manner |
Certain properties of the sound relating to its production, loudness, etc may be of lexicographic interest if they describe properties of a sounds as such: loudly, shrilly, etc.
The Brigadier had heard the faint squeak of rats. |
category
manner
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| Path |
The Path along which the sound travels away from the Sound_source.
The books he wrote later tell how he never forgot the howl of the wolf across the icy field of Otsego on cold winter nights. |
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| Place |
The location at which sound is produced. This FE differs from Location_of_sound_source in that it does not highlight the sound's spreading from its source to the perceiver's location, which is usually indicated by the preposition "from".
The hiss of snakes outside the tent was a constant source of worry. |
category
locative_relation
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explanation |
This FE idntifies the Explanation that the Sound_source produces the sound. Generally, this is some external stimulus that prompts the Sound_source to make noise.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Frequency |
How often the Vocalization event occurs.
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| Internal_cause |
The noise-making may be prompted by either some outside phenomenon or occurrence, or by an Internal_cause, that is the mental or emotional state of an animate Sound_source.
We proceeded despite his stifled cries of pain. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (3)
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