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Categorization [mental_activity]
A Cognizer construes an Item as belonging to a certain Category. In this process, the Cognizer may either passively perceive the Item and note that it fits the Criteria for a Category, or, alternatively, actively examine the Item for certain Criteria that define a Category (or set of Categorys).
Most members of the frame can also describe a resulting cognitive state of the Cognizer with respect to the Item and Category which no longer requires the current perception or consideration of the Item. A few LUs (e.g. peg.v, pigeonhole.v) do not readily allow stative interpretation, and a few LUs (e.g. deem.v, regard.v) only allow stative interpretation.
You 've already stereotyped me as a bimbo, have n't you?
Most members of the frame can also describe a resulting cognitive state of the Cognizer with respect to the Item and Category which no longer requires the current perception or consideration of the Item. A few LUs (e.g. peg.v, pigeonhole.v) do not readily allow stative interpretation, and a few LUs (e.g. deem.v, regard.v) only allow stative interpretation.
You 've already stereotyped me as a bimbo, have n't you?
Properties
- ID
- #21
- Entry
- frm_categorization
- Namespace
- Experiential.Mental_activity
- FrameNet version
- Categorization (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Categorization
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category |
This frame element expresses a general type or class of which the Item is considered an instance. Typically, it is expressed in a prepositional phrase headed by as or under.
Kim categorized the book as/under fiction. |
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| Cognizer |
This is the person who performs an act of categorization. Typically, this frame element is expressed as an External Argument.
Kim categorized the books under fiction. Kim categorized them on the basis of genre. |
category
sentient
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— |
| Criteria |
This frame element expresses properties of the Item which is used as a basis for categorization. Criteria are the general dimensions along which Items can potentially differ from one another and hence, fall into different Categorys. For example, a paint sample can be classified by color or by finish (matte or gloss); if they are classified by color, one can be classified as orange and another as red. The Criteria FE is typically expressed as a PP headed by by, or as a complex PP of the form on the basis of...: The students were categorized on the basis of their test scores|Crit. The librarian classified the books by subject|Crit.
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| Item |
This is the entity which is construed or treated by the Cognizer as being an instance of a particular Category. Typically, the Item is expressed as an Object.
Kim categorized the books under fiction. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Category
Criteria
Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
Manner of performing an action
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category
manner
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| Means |
An act whereby the Cognizer categorizes.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Time |
This Frame Element marks expressions that indicate when a certain Categorization was made.
20 years ago people would consider this as nothing unusual |
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
The Circumstances are the set of conditions in which the categorization holds.
Material posessions are defined as valuable in a particular society. |
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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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| Explanation |
The reason for which the Cognizer categorizes the Item in the given way.
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Frame-Frame Relations (4)
Using
Lexical Units (28)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| bracket.v | — | FN: consider to be a member of a group or type. |
| categorization.n | — | FN: the act of categorizing |
| categorize.v | — | COD: place in a particular category; classify. |
| category.n | — | FN: Classifications created by shared similarity |
| class.v | — | COD: assign or regard as belonging to a particular category. |
| classification.n | — | COD: a category into which something is put |
| classify.v | — | COD: assign (someone or something) to a particular class or category |
| conceive.v | — | FN: to categorize by mentally classifying |
| consider.v | — | COD: believe to be. |
| construe.v | — | COD: interpret in a particular way. |
| count.v | — | COD: regard or be regarded as possessing a quality or fulfilling a role |
| deem.v | — | COD regard or consider in a specified way. |
| define.v | — | FN: distinguish or characterize |
| identify.v | — | FN: recognize or categorize (often a particular instance of something) as being in a category. |
| interpret.v | — | COD: understand as having a particular meaning or significance |
| interpretation.n | — | FN: explanation; the act or result of interpreting |
| peg.v | — | FN: to place in a particular category |
| perceive.v | — | COD: regard as |
| pigeonhole.v | — | COD: assign to a particular category, especially an overly restrictive one |
| read.v | — | FN: to interpret in a certain way |
| regard.v | — | COD: consider in a particular way. |
| render.v | — | FN: declare an item (as being part of some category) |
| see.v | — | COD: regard in a specified way. |
| stereotype.v | — | COD: view or represent as a stereotype |
| translate.v | — | FN: to understand as having a certain meaning |
| typecast.v | — | COD: regard as fitting a stereotype |
| understand.v | — | COD: interpret or view in a particular way. |
| view.v | — | COD: regard in a particular light or with a particular attitude. |
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