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Drop_in_on [agentive]
A Visitor arrives at the Host_location as a guest of the Host, for the purpose of achieving a Purpose. The Purpose is often social in nature, i.e., the visit itself constitutes a goal.
I'm gonna drop in on Kieth for a while.
I'm gonna drop in on Kieth for a while.
Properties
- ID
- #1946
- Entry
- frm_drop_in_on
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Drop_in_on (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Drop_in_on
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Host |
The Host is the person highly associated with the goal location of the Visitor, and who allows the Visitor onto his/her territory, and possibly to make use of available resources. The Host and Visitor and in a host-guest relationship.
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category
location
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| Host_location |
The Host_location is a place primarily associated with the Host.
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| Visitor |
The Visitor arrives at the Host_location to visit the Host for a Purpose.
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category
sentient
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Host
Host_location
Peripheral Frame Elements (10)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration |
The length of time that the Visitor remains with the Host.
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| Frequency |
The frequency with whic hthe Visitor drops in on a Host.
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| Manner |
A Manner expression describes a property of motion which is not directly related to the trajectory of motion. Descriptions of speed, steadiness, grace, means of motion, and other things count as Manner expressions.
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category
manner
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| Means |
This FE identifies the Means by which an Visitor arrives.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Mode_of_transportation |
The Mode_of_transportation expresses how the motion of the Visitor is effected, by its body or by a vehicle which holds and conveys the Visitor. Vehicles can move in any way and in any medium. They are usually expressed obliquely with 'in' or 'by'.
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| Normal_location |
Normal_location is any expression which implies a definite starting-point of motion. While Normal_location expressions are possible in this frame, they are relatively infrequent. If present, they often express a general direction from which a Visitor moves, rather than a landmark away from which it moves.
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category
source
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| Path |
Path is any description of a trajectory of motion which is neither a Normal_location nor the Host or Host_location. In this frame, Path expressions almost always have a via-sense.
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| Place |
The larger area within which the visiting takes place.
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| Purpose |
This FE identifies the purpose for which the Visitor arrives at a location associated with the Host.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when arriving occurs.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Containing_event |
The Containing_event denotes an event or state of affairs that occurs or holds at a time that includes the time during which the visiting takes place.
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| Explanation |
A state of affairs that explains why the Visitor is making a visit.
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| Particular_iteration |
This FE indicates that the visiting is a particular instance in a series of repeated visiting events.
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
Inheritance
Perspective
SubFrame
Lexical Units (3)
None.
None.
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