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Shopping [agentive]
A Shopper looks for Goods in order to purchase them.
She shopped for a new hat.
She shopped for a new hat.
Properties
- ID
- #1882
- Entry
- frm_shopping
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Shopping (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
- —
- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Shopping
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods |
This is the entity that the Ground may contain. Typically, it is expressed as afor-PP.
|
category
goal
|
— |
| Shopper |
The person who attempts to find the Goods.
John shopped for a pencil. |
category
sentient
|
— |
Peripheral Frame Elements (8)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE identifies the amount of effort put into shopping.
|
— | — |
| Ground |
This is the entity to which the Cognizer pays attention. It is referred to as the Ground because it serves as the background or context for the Goods. This FE is usually expressed as a preposition phrase.
|
— | — |
| Manner |
The Manner in which the shopping action is done.
|
category
manner
|
— |
| Means |
An act of the Shopper that allows them to look for (and perhaps purchase) the Goods.
They shopped for hot items by camping out overnight at shopping malls|Mns. |
category
state_of_affairs
|
— |
| Outcome |
The failure or success of an attempt.
|
— | — |
| Place |
A spatial setting larger than the Ground in which the Shopping event occurs.
|
category
locative_relation
|
— |
| Purpose |
An action that the Shopper intends to accomplish by performing the search.
|
category
state_of_affairs
|
— |
| Time |
This FE identifies the time when the shopping occurs.
The children were shopping for gifts for their parents before Christmas. |
category
time
|
— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-participant |
The Co-participant is an entity that participates in a coordinated way in the shopping event with the Shopper.
|
category
sentient
|
— |
| Depictive |
This FE describes a participant of shopping scenario as being in some state during the action.
|
— | — |
Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (2)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| shop.v | — | COD: go to a shop or shops to buy goods. |
| shopping.n | — | COD: the purchasing of goods from shops. |
None.
None.
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