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Prevent_or_allow_possession [agentive]
An Agent or Potential_hindrance keeps a Protagonist from having a State_of_affairs that they need or desire, or, despite the possibility of preventing the possession, they allow the Protagonist to have the State_of_affairs.
His parents deprived him of food for days on end.
Our lonely city starves us of original live music.
Employees were denied overtime pay and meal breaks. CNI
Allow me just one more cupcake ! CNI
His parents deprived him of food for days on end.
Our lonely city starves us of original live music.
Employees were denied overtime pay and meal breaks. CNI
Allow me just one more cupcake ! CNI
Properties
- ID
- #2056
- Entry
- frm_prevent_or_allow_possession
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Prevent_or_allow_possession (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Prevent_or_allow_possession
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent is the person who keeps the Event from happening.
The uncaring King Frank often starves his citizens of tax relief. |
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| Potential_hindrance |
The Potential_hindrance is the force which keeps the Event from happening, or does not prevent it.
Israeli law effectively deprived the owners of their homes and lands. |
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| Protagonist |
The Protagonist is the person who is kept from having the State_of_affairs.
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| State_of_affairs |
The is the situation, state-of-affairs, or state of having a possession that the Protagonist is kept from having.
Their parents denied them a brand new car upon their sweet 16. |
category
state_of_affairs
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Agent
Potential_hindrance
Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration |
The length of time for which the Protagonist is denied the State_of_affairs.
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| Place |
The Place is where the Potential_hindrance keeps the Event from taking place.
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category
locative_relation
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— |
| Time |
The Time is when the Potential_hindrance keeps the Event from taking place.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Containing_event |
An event that occurs or state of affairs that holds at the time of prevention and which the prevention is taken to be a part of.
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| Explanation |
How it is possible that the deprivation event occurs.
By acting as his own agent, Joe deprived himself of this valuable information. |
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| Frequency |
This FE marks the frequency with which the Protagonist is prevented from having the State_of_affairs.
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| Purpose |
The reason why the Agent keeps the Protagonist from having the State_of_affairs.
I have suggested depriving children of TV-viewing time as a sanction. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
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