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Awareness [experiencer_state]
A Cognizer has a piece of Content in their model of the world. The Content is not necessarily present due to immediate perception, but usually, rather, due to deduction from perceivables. In some cases, the deduction of the Content is implicitly based on confidence in sources of information (believe), in some cases based on logic (think), and in other cases the source of the deduction is deprofiled (know).
Your boss is aware of your commitment.
Note that this frame is undergoing some degree of reconsideration. Many of the targets will be moved to the Opinion frame. That frame indicates that the Cognizer considers something as true, but the Opinion (compare to Content) is not presupposed to be true; rather it is something that is considered a potential point of difference, as in the following:
I think that you are awesome.
In the uses that will remain in the Awareness frame, however, the Content is presupposed.
This frame is also distinct from the Certainty frame, in that it does not profile the relationship of the Cognizer to the Content, but rather presupposes it. In Certainty, the Degree of confidence or certainty is expressible as a separate frame element, as in the following:
She absolutely knew that he would be there .
Your boss is aware of your commitment.
Note that this frame is undergoing some degree of reconsideration. Many of the targets will be moved to the Opinion frame. That frame indicates that the Cognizer considers something as true, but the Opinion (compare to Content) is not presupposed to be true; rather it is something that is considered a potential point of difference, as in the following:
I think that you are awesome.
In the uses that will remain in the Awareness frame, however, the Content is presupposed.
This frame is also distinct from the Certainty frame, in that it does not profile the relationship of the Cognizer to the Content, but rather presupposes it. In Certainty, the Degree of confidence or certainty is expressible as a separate frame element, as in the following:
She absolutely knew that he would be there .
Properties
- ID
- #19
- Entry
- frm_awareness
- Namespace
- Experiential.Experiencer_state
- FrameNet version
- Awareness (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- English name
- Awareness
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Cognizer |
The Cognizer is the person whose awareness of phenomena is at question. With a target verb or adjective the Cognizer is generally expressed as an External Argument with the Content expressed as an Object or Complement.
Your boss is aware of your commitment. The students do not know the answer. Examples like the following belong in Opinion: Pat believes that things will change for the better. |
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sentient
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| Content |
The Content is the object of the Cognizer's awareness. Content can be expressed as a direct object or in a PP Complement.
Your boss is aware of your commitment. The students do not know of your commitment. The students do not know how committed you are. The students did not know that you were so committed. Examples like the following belong in Opinion: Pat believes that things will change for the better. |
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content
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| Expressor |
Expressor is the body part that reveals the Cognizer's state to the observer.
Bob's eyes|Expr were overly aware |
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| Topic |
Some verbs in this frame allow a Topic to be expressed in about-PPs.
Kim knows about first aid. However, a number of nouns and adjectives in this frame which cannot take about-phrases allow Topic to be expressed as an adjectival or adverbial modifier. Kim is politically aware. Environmental consciousness is increasing. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Cognizer
Expressor
CoreSet
Content
Topic
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Cognizer
Expressor
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE identifies the Degree to which an event occurs.
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degree
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| Evidence |
The source of awareness or knowledge which can be expressed in a PP Complement:
The sailors knew from the look of the sky|Evid that a storm was coming. I knew from experience|Evid that Jo would be late. |
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| Manner |
This FE identifies the Manner in which the Cognizer knows or thinks something.
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manner
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| Role |
Role is the category within which an element of the Content is considered.
He understood her remark as an insult. |
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| Time |
The time interval during which the Cognizer is aware of the Content.
Yet there is no evidence that Mr. Parrish was cognizant at the time of the signing of the notes|tim that the clauses in issue were present. |
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explanation |
The reason why or how it came to be that the Cognizer has awareness of the Topic or Content.
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| Paradigm |
This frame element identifies the Paradigm which serves as the basis for the Cognizer's awareness.
The formation of black holes should be understood in astrophysic terms. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (16)
Inchoative
Inheritance
Perspective
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Using
Lexical Units (28)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| aware.a | — | COD: having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact. |
| awareness.n | — | COD: awareness is a derivative of aware |
| believe.v | — | COD: feel sure of the truth of. |
| cognizant.a | — | FN: fully aware |
| comprehend.v | — | COD: grasp mentally; understand. |
| comprehension.n | — | COD: the action or capability of understanding. |
| conceive.v | — | COD: devise in the mind; imagine. |
| conception.n | — | COD: the way in which something is perceived |
| conscious.a | — | FN: having awareness or knowledge of something |
| consciousness.n | — | COD: one's awareness or perception of something. |
| hunch.n | — | COD: a feeling or guess based on intuition. |
| idea.n | — | FN: a thought as to a course of action or an event |
| ignorance.n | — | FN: the state of lacking knowledge or awareness in general. |
| imagine.v | — | COD: form a mental image or concept of. |
| know.v | — | COD: be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information. This verb is factive - speaker believes the proposition whether or not he is the subject. |
| knowledge.n | — | FN: familiarity with, awareness of facts and ideas acquired through experience or study |
| knowledgeable.a | — | COD: intelligent and well informed. |
| presume.v | — | FN: assume that something is the case absent proof to the contrary |
| presumption.n | — | COD: an act or instance of presuming something to be the case. |
| reckon.v | — | COD: be of the opinion. |
| supposition.n | — | COD: an assumption or hypothesis. |
| suspect.v | — | COD: believe (something) to be probable or possible. |
| suspicion.n | — | COD: a feeling that something is possible or probable or that someone is guilty of a crime or offence. |
| think.v | — | FN: have a particular belief or opinion |
| thought.n | — | FN: the process or result of thinking |
| understand.v | — | COD: perceive the significance, explanation, or cause of. |
| understanding.n | — | COD: the ability to understand something; comprehension |
| unknown.a | — | COD: not known or familiar. |
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