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Reading_aloud [agentive]
A Speaker interprets a written Text and speaks the contents, usually to an Addressee. The contents may be the Text verbatim or a representation of the text.
I do think they read to them when they are little. INI
Inside the flat a fruity voice was reading out a list of figures which had something to do with the production of the pig-iron. DNI
I do think they read to them when they are little. INI
Inside the flat a fruity voice was reading out a list of figures which had something to do with the production of the pig-iron. DNI
Properties
- ID
- #2202
- Entry
- frm_reading_aloud
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Reading_aloud (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Reading_aloud
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addressee |
The person or people to whom the Speaker is directing the reading of the Text.
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| Speaker |
The person who reads the Text aloud.
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| Text |
The source from which the Speaker reads.
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— | — |
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
The way that the Speaker reads the Text aloud.
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| Means |
The method by which the Text is read aloud by the Speaker.
My mother always read to me by candle light. |
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| Place |
The location at which the reading takes place.
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| Purpose |
The result that the Speaker is trying to achieve by reading aloud.
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| Time |
When the reading takes place.
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source |
The medium from which the Text is read.
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— | — |
Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (2)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| read out.v | — | FN: to pronounce a written text out loud. |
| read.v | — | FN: to interpret and speak aloud (the contents of a written message) |
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