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Breaking_apart [change]
A Whole breaks apart into Pieces, resulting in the loss of the Whole (and in most cases, no piece that has a separate function).
The plane violently broke apart in mid-air.
And then, I finally realized that it must have been the case that a meteorite|who broke apart into at least 3 large pieces.
Many of these verbs can also refer metaphorically to the breaking apart of institutions. (See the frame for "schism".)
The plane violently broke apart in mid-air.
And then, I finally realized that it must have been the case that a meteorite|who broke apart into at least 3 large pieces.
Many of these verbs can also refer metaphorically to the breaking apart of institutions. (See the frame for "schism".)
Properties
- ID
- #1862
- Entry
- frm_breaking_apart
- Namespace
- Eventive.Change
- FrameNet version
- Breaking_apart (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Breaking_apart
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Pieces |
The Pieces result from the breaking apart of the Whole.
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| Whole |
The Whole goes into Pieces which were not (necessarily) definable subparts prior to breaking.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Criterion |
This frame element expresses a property of the Parts or components of the Whole which correlates with the locations (e.g.) of fragmentation on the Whole.
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| Manner |
Any description of the event or participants not covered by more specific Frame Elements.
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| Means |
An action, event, or state that enables the event of breaking apart.
The crew donned immersion suits and abandoned ship into a life raft as their vessel broke apart by wave action|mea. |
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| Place |
The location at which the breaking apart takes place.
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| Time |
The time at which the breaking apart takes place.w
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Causative
Perspective
Lexical Units (8)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| break apart.v | — | FN: break into fragments. |
| break down.v | — | FN: come apart into small fragments. |
| break.v | — | COD: separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain. |
| crumble.v | — | FN: to fall apart into small fragments |
| fragment.v | — | COD: break into fragments. |
| shatter.v | — | COD: break suddenly and violently into pieces. |
| snap.v | — | FN: break quickly, often with a sharp sound (into two or more pieces). |
| splinter.v | — | FN: break into splinters. |
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