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Cogitation [mental_activity]
A person, the Cognizer, thinks about a Topic over a period of time. What is thought about may be a course of action that the person might take, or something more general.
The men were silently mulling over the proposition of committing an assassination
The men were silently mulling over the proposition of committing an assassination
Properties
- ID
- #22
- Entry
- frm_cogitation
- Namespace
- Experiential.Mental_activity
- FrameNet version
- Cogitation (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
- โ
- Types
- โ
- Ontological type
- โ
- English name
- Cogitation
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognizer |
With a target verb, the Cognizer is usually expressed as an External Argument, with the Topic appearing as an Object NP, a gerundive verbal Complement, or a PP.
Pat considered a career change. The employees contemplated going on strike. Everyone thought about the game. With a target noun, the Cognizer is typically expressed as the External Argument of a support verb, as a possessor, or in a PP. The teacher gave some thought to a career change. Your thoughts about art are not relevant. Your application was submitted for consideration by the committee. |
category
sentient
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โ |
| Topic |
With a target verb, the Topic is usually expressed as an Object NP, a gerundive verbal complement, or a PP.
Pat considered a career change. The employees contemplated going on strike. Everyone thought about the game. With a target noun, the Topic is typically expressed in a PP. Your contemplation of a career change is understandable. Your thoughts about art are not relevant. |
โ | โ |
Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
The FE Manner indicates the way in which the cognizing is being done.
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category
manner
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โ |
| Means |
An intentional action performed by the Cognizer that makes them able to cogitate.
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category
state_of_affairs
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โ |
| Purpose |
The state-of-affairs that the Cognizer is trying to bring about by thinking.
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โ | โ |
| Time |
The time at which the Cognizer considers the Topic.
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โ | โ |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The FE Degree indicates the degree to which the cognizing occurs.
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category
degree
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โ |
| Depictive |
Depictive phrase describing the actor of an action
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โ | โ |
| Medium |
The physical or abstract setting in which the Cognizer considers the Topic.
Over the telephone, Frank pondered telling Maria about the fire. |
โ | โ |
| Result |
Result of an event
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โ | โ |
Frame-Frame Relations (8)
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Lexical Units (20)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| brood.v | โ | COD: think deeply about something that makes one unhappy. |
| consider.v | โ | FN: take facts into account in a reasoning process |
| consideration.n | โ | COD: careful thought |
| contemplate.v | โ | COD: think about |
| contemplation.n | โ | COD: the action of contemplating. |
| deliberate.v | โ | COD: engage in long and careful consideration |
| deliberation.n | โ | COD: the action or process of engaging in long and careful consideration |
| dwell.v | โ | COD: think, speak, or write at length about. |
| give thought.x | โ | FN: give careful consideration or attention. |
| meditate.v | โ | COD: think carefully about |
| meditation.n | โ | COD: a discourse expressing considered thoughts on a subject |
| mull over.v | โ | COD: think about at length. |
| muse.v | โ | COD: be absorbed in thought. |
| ponder.v | โ | COD: consider carefully |
| reflect.v | โ | COD: think deeply or carefully about. |
| reflection.n | โ | COD: serious thought or consideration. |
| ruminate.v | โ | COD: think deeply about something. |
| think.v | โ | COD: direct one's mind towards someone or something; use one's mind actively to form connected ideas |
| thought.n | โ | COD: an idea or opinion produced by thinking or occurring suddenly in the mind. |
| wonder.v | โ | FN: consider (an open proposition) in order to figure (the proposition) out |
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