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Launch_process [agentive]
An Agent acts to begin the life of a Process.
After discovering her knack for organization, she decided to try to launch a career in human resources.
The City of Bratislava has launched a pilot project of providing internet access in the city centre.
After discovering her knack for organization, she decided to try to launch a career in human resources.
The City of Bratislava has launched a pilot project of providing internet access in the city centre.
Properties
- ID
- #2070
- Entry
- frm_launch_process
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Launch_process (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Launch_process
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Agent |
The Agent is the actor responsible for starting the Process.
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| Process |
This Frame Element marks expressions that indicate the process that the Agent initiates.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
The way in which the Agent initiates the Process.
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| Means |
The Means is the way in which the Agent initiates the Process.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Medium |
Medium is the physical or abstract setting in which the Agent initiates the Process.
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| Place |
This FE identifies the Place where the Process is initiated.
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category
locative_relation
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| Time |
This FE is for the Time when the Agent initiates the Process.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (14)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beneficiary |
The party for who's benefit the Process is launched.
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| Circumstances |
The state of the world at the time when the Agent produces the Process.
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| Co-timed_event |
This FE identifies the first Co-timed_event of the started Process.
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| Communicative_force |
This FE indicates the Communicative_force or authority with which the target operates (often denoted by words such as "officially," "formally," "technically," etc.).
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| Concessive |
This FE signifies that the state of affairs expressed by the main clause (containing the target) occurs or holds, and something other than that state of affairs would be expected given the state of affairs in the concessive clause.
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| Containing_event |
This FE denotes an event that occurs or state of affairs that holds at a time that includes the time during which the event or state of affairs reported by the target occurs and of which it is taken to be a part.
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| Depictive |
This FE identifies the Depictive phrase describing the actor or undergoer of an action.
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| Event_description |
This FE applies to appraisals of the event, typically a judgment of its expectedness.
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| Explanation |
The reason why or the way in which the Agent initiates the Process.
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| Frequency |
How often the Process is launched.
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| New_situation |
A consecutive event to the starting of the Process of the Agent.
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| Particular_iteration |
Expressions marked with this extra-thematic FE modify a non-iterative use of the target, and indicate that it is conceived as embedded within an iterated series of similar events or states. In addition, most expressions of Particular_iteration indicate which instance of the series is being referred to.
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| Purpose |
To what end the Agent initiates the Process.
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| Re-encoding |
This FE presents the current frame as an integral part of a larger conceptualization expressed by another frame. The frame expressed by the target typically corresponds to a Means action within the frame expressed by the Re-encoding, but not necessarily
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Using
Lexical Units (1)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| launch.v | — | COD: begin (something) energetically and enthusiastically |
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