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Abandonment [agentive]
An Agent leaves behind a Theme effectively rendering it no longer within their control or of the normal security as one's property.
Carolyn abandoned her car and jumped on a red double decker bus.
Perhaps he left the key in the ignition
Abandonment of a child is considered to be a serious crime in many jurisdictions.
There are also metaphorically used examples:
She left her old ways behind .
Carolyn abandoned her car and jumped on a red double decker bus.
Perhaps he left the key in the ignition
Abandonment of a child is considered to be a serious crime in many jurisdictions.
There are also metaphorically used examples:
She left her old ways behind .
Properties
- ID
- #2031
- Entry
- frm_abandonment
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Abandonment (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Abandonment
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Agent |
The Agent is the person who acts to leave behind the Theme.
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| Theme |
The Theme is the entity that is relinguished to no one from the Agent's possession.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The extent to which the Agent leaves the Theme behind.
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| Duration |
For what expanse of time the Agent has given up the Theme.
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| Manner |
The style in which the Agent gives up the Theme.
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| Means |
An action performed by the Agent that accomplishes the action indicated by the target.
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| Place |
The location where the Agent gives up the Theme.
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| Purpose |
The purpose for which the Agent abandons the Theme.
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| Time |
When the Agent gives up the Theme.
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Depictive |
The FE Depictive describes the Agent during the abandoning event.
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| Event_description |
A description of the event as a whole.
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| Explanation |
Explanation denotes a proposition from which the act of abandonment logically follows.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (5)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| abandon.v | — | FN: leave behind |
| abandoned.a | — | FN: the state of being left behind |
| abandonment.n | — | FN: the act of relinquishing to no one |
| forget.v | — | FN: leave something behind unintentionally |
| leave.v | — | FN: let remain in another place as abondoned |
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