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Conquering [agentive]
This frame describes a Theme losing its autonomy and perhaps sustaining material damage as the result of a successful invasion on the behalf of a Conqueror.
The Spaniards conquered the Incas with both the Cross and the arquebus
He said that the aim had been the takeover of the Soviet government by "advocates of swift privatization"
The Romans fell to the Goths in 410 AD.
Bright Star campaign forces captured the garrison town of Kajo Kaji
The Spaniards conquered the Incas with both the Cross and the arquebus
He said that the aim had been the takeover of the Soviet government by "advocates of swift privatization"
The Romans fell to the Goths in 410 AD.
Bright Star campaign forces captured the garrison town of Kajo Kaji
Properties
- ID
- #2021
- Entry
- frm_conquering
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Conquering (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Conquering
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Conqueror |
The Conqueror is the entity that overtakes the Theme.
The Achaemenid monarch Cambyses conquered Egypt in the year 525 BC |
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| Theme |
The Theme is the land, government, and its people that is seized by the Conqueror.
Britain had an opportunity to conquer Europe. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE describes the intensity and extent of the conquering event.
Britain had been ` completely conquered and immediately thrown away ' |
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| Instrument |
The tool used by the Conqueror to seize the Theme.
The army will conquer the far-away lands with the most sophisticated weapons ever made. |
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| Manner |
The manner in which the Conqueror takes over the Theme.
He violently captured the castles of La Haye , Preuilly and Champigny |
category
manner
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| Means |
The action by which the conquering event is made possible through the efforts of the Conqueror.
They captured the haunted castle by bombarding it with low-energy x-rays. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The location where the Conqueror takes over the Theme.
On Planet Earth, humans prefer to conquer those lands whose acquistion offers some economic benefit or advantage. |
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| Time |
The Time at which the Conqueror seizes the Theme.
China 's 1997 takeover would push over 10 per cent of the population out of the colony. |
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depictive |
This FE describes a participant of the state of affairs introduced by the target as being in some state during the action.
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| Frequency |
Frequency is the number of times the Conquering event occurs per some unit of time.
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| Purpose |
The reason why the Conqueror seized the Theme.
Rome initially conquered lands in order to enrich itself. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Precedes
SubFrame
Lexical Units (7)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| capture.v | — | FN: forcibly taking over a land, its people, and its governement. |
| conquer.v | — | FN: seize a land and its government by force |
| fall.v | — | FN: to be taken over and potentially destroyed by an army |
| overcome.v | — | FN: to conquer or defeat in a conflict |
| reduce.v | — | FN: To acquire and exercise control over, metaphorically. |
| take.v | — | FN: to occupy and have authority over a locale and its people. |
| takeover.n | — | FN: The seizing of a land, its people, and its goverment by force. |
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