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Concessive [pragmatic]
A speaker marks a Conceded_state_of_affairs as being or implying a contradiction to the Main_assertion. Some LUs specify the Main_assertion, others the Conceded_state_of_affairs, as referring to the preceding discourse (i.e. DNI), while yet others are conjunctions joining the two.
Although she had some trouble , she was able to finish about two hours early .
Nevertheless , we did win . DNI
I wanted to come , but I did n't remember where the party was .
Although she had some trouble , she was able to finish about two hours early .
Nevertheless , we did win . DNI
I wanted to come , but I did n't remember where the party was .
Properties
- ID
- #2150
- Entry
- frm_concessive
- Namespace
- Pragmatic
- FrameNet version
- Concessive (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Concessive
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Conceded_state_of_affairs |
A proposition or set of propositions that the speaker wants the addressee to believe or take for granted. This statement is not asserted, but presupposed by the speaker of the sentence, and is mentioned to contrast with the Main_assertion. It would or could seem to predict a situation different than the Main_assertion, but, for reasons left implicit, this normal prediction is contradicted by the fact that the Main_assertion and the Conceded_state_of_affairs are both simultaneously true.
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| Main_assertion |
The statement that the speaker wishes to assert or offer as their main contribution to the discourse, which is be modified or hedged in some way by the Conceded_state_of_affairs. The force of the contribution of the Main_assertion is presented as undiluted by the fact that something different from the Main_assertion would normally by predicted, based on the facts in the Conceded_state_of_affairs.
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| Topic |
An entity which metonymically stands in for an associated Statement.
She got married in spite of him|Top . Despite her , they finished on time . |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Conceded_state_of_affairs
Topic
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Conceded_state_of_affairs
Topic
Frame-Frame Relations (3)
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Lexical Units (12)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| although.sconj | — | FN: in spite of the fact that |
| but.conj | — | FN: except for the fact that |
| despite.prep | — | FN: in spite of |
| even if.sconj | — | FN: although |
| however.adv | — | FN: in spite of that |
| if.sconj | — | FN: with the assumption that there is a possibility that |
| in spite of.prep | — | FN: in spite of |
| much as.sconj | — | FN: (usually with verbs of cognition or volition, esp. "much as I'd like...") although. |
| nevertheless.adv | — | FN: in spite of it |
| though.sconj | — | in spite of the fact that |
| to be fair.adv | — | FN: used to mitigate statements made earlier in the discourse |
| while.sconj | — | when on the other hand |
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