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Corporal_punishment [agentive]
Blend of the Rewards_and_punishments and Cause_harm frames, in which the Agent performs some action intended to cause bodily harm to the Evaluee for some Reason. The Reason is some action or state of the Evaluee, and may even include difficult to detect states like beliefs.
The Sheriff flogged him for his crimes.
The Sheriff flogged him for his crimes.
Properties
- ID
- #222
- Entry
- frm_corporal_punishment
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Corporal_punishment (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
- —
- Types
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- Ontological type
- —
- English name
- Corporal_punishment
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent is the person performing the intentional act.
|
category
sentient
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— |
| Evaluee |
Evaluee is the person or thing about whom/which a judgment is made. With verbs this FE is typically expressed as Object:
You will be flogged for your actions. |
category
sentient
|
— |
| Reason |
Typically, there is a constituent expressing the Reason for the Judge's judgment. It is usually a for-PP, e.g.
The Sheriff flogged him for his crimes. |
category
state_of_affairs
|
— |
FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Evaluee
Reason
Peripheral Frame Elements (9)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body_part |
This FE is the location on the body where the bodily injury takes place.
|
category
body_part
|
— |
| Degree |
Degree to which event occurs
|
category
degree
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— |
| Instrument |
The instrument with which an intentional act is performed.
|
category
physical_entity
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— |
| Manner |
Manner of performing an action
|
category
manner
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— |
| Means |
The action that is taken that results in punishement/reward.
The emperor flogged her by taking one of the stays to her. |
category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Place |
Where the event takes place.
|
category
locative_relation
|
— |
| Purpose |
The purpose for which an intentional act is performed.
John caned the criminal to set an example|Purp. |
category
state_of_affairs
|
— |
| Severity |
This frame element marks a quantity related to the seriousness of the punished behavior.
Mr. Devine could face up to 300 lashes for the offense. |
— | — |
| Time |
When the event occurs.
|
category
time
|
— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depictive |
Depictive phrase describing the actor of an action
|
— | — |
| Result |
Result of an event
|
— | — |
Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (8)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| cane.v | — | COD: beat with a cane as a punishment. |
| caning.n | — | FN: beating with a cane as punishment |
| flog.v | — | COD: beat with a whip or stick as a punishment. |
| flogging.n | — | FN: striking (generally with a whip) as a punishment |
| lash.n | — | COD: a sharp blow or stroke with a whip or stick. |
| paddle.v | — | FN: spank with a paddle |
| scourge.v | — | COD: whip with a scourge. |
| spank.v | — | FN: punish by inflicting pain on the buttocks |
None.
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