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Mention [agentive]
A Communicator or Medium briefly references something in a Message, in which only a subpart of the full content is profiled.
The General Secretary mentions some of them in his report.
The Queen 's Speech also mentions the importance of making sure that Iraq complies with United Nations resolutions.
When Barack Obama's name was mentioned, boos filled the room. CNI
The General Secretary mentions some of them in his report.
The Queen 's Speech also mentions the importance of making sure that Iraq complies with United Nations resolutions.
When Barack Obama's name was mentioned, boos filled the room. CNI
Properties
- ID
- #2080
- Entry
- frm_mention
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Mention (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Mention
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Communicator |
The person who uses language in the written or spoken modality to convey a Message to another person.
Her father never mentioned it. |
category
sentient
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| Medium |
The physical or abstract setting in which the Message is conveyed.
The report also mentioned contamination problems during the manufacture. |
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| Message |
A proposition or set of propositions that the Communicator wants the Addressee to believe or take for granted.
A CBS report did mention that the First Lady was required to wear a flak jacket for her safety. |
category
message
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| Specified_content |
The relevant entity or state-of-affairs that the Communicator mentions.
If someone mentions things like ration books , my stomach turns. |
category
content
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Communicator
Medium
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Message
Specified_content
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Manner |
The Manner in which the Communicator communicates.
Her mother mentioned casually that Parr had gone to Belfast. |
category
manner
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| Means |
The Means by which the Communicator communicates.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The location where the Communicator communicates the Message.
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| Purpose |
The purpose for which the Communicator mentions the Specified_content.
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| Time |
When the the Message is mentioned.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (8)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Addressee |
The Addressee receives a Message from the Communicator.
I mentioned it to him in direct terms. |
category
sentient
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| Circumstances |
The state of the world when the Communicator mentions the Message or Specified_content.
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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 |
The Depictive describes the state of the Communicator.
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| Duration |
Duration is the length of time during which the communication takes place.
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duration
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| Frequency |
How often the Communicator mentions the Message.
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| Iterations |
The number of times the Message is mentioned by the Communicator.
I mentioned it fourteen times and it still wasn't enough. |
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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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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
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