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Indicating [agentive]
A Communicator or Medium assigns linguistic meaning to an Unresolved_referent thereby identifying the specific actor or entity which fulfills the answer to this question.
Can you name all the U.S. Presidents?
No doctor can name the disease that's killing him.
Every year, InfoWorld names 100 companies that have made the best use of technology.
Can you name all the U.S. Presidents?
No doctor can name the disease that's killing him.
Every year, InfoWorld names 100 companies that have made the best use of technology.
Properties
- ID
- #2090
- Entry
- frm_indicating
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Indicating (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Indicating
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communicator |
The person who uses language in the written or spoken modality to convey the Unresolved_referent to another person.
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category
sentient
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— |
| Medium |
The physical or abstract setting in which the Unresolved_referent is conveyed.
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| Unresolved_referent |
The thing to which the Communicator or Medium refers for identification purposes.
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category
message
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— |
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
The Manner in which the Communicator makes the indication.
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category
manner
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— |
| Means |
The Means by which the Communicator makes the indication.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The location where the Communicator or Medium indicates the Unresolved_referent.
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| Purpose |
To what end the Communicator or Medium makes the indication.
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| Time |
When the the Communicator is makes the indication.
When this is resolved, I will name the winner. |
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount_of_information |
The amount of information exchanged when communication occurs.
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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 indicating takes place.
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category
duration
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| Explanation |
The reason why the Communicator is indicating the Unresolved_referent.
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| Frequency |
How often the Communicator or Medium indicates the Unresolved_referent.
Every month, new people name him in connection with these crimes. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (5)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| finger.v | — | FN: to identify someone or inform on to the police |
| identify.v | — | FN: to establish as being a particular person or thing |
| indicate.v | — | FN: to point out or make known |
| name.v | — | FN: to give an indentity to |
| point out.x | — | FN: to indicate or specify |
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