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Offering [agentive]
An Offerer indicates that he or she is able and willing to give a Theme to a Potential_recipient. In the absence of further qualifications, it is often understood that the Potential_recipient accepts the Theme.
The host graciously offered us food and drink.
The host graciously offered us food and drink.
Properties
- ID
- #2239
- Entry
- frm_offering
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Offering (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Offering
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offerer |
The person that begins in possession of the Theme and offers it to the Potential_recipient .
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| Potential_recipient |
The entity that ends up in possession of the Theme.
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| Theme |
The object which is offered for transfer.
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category
physical_object
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
The Manner is the manner in which the Offerer offers the Theme to the Potential_recipient.
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category
manner
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| Means |
The Means by which the Offerer offers the Theme to the Potential_recipient.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The Place where the Offerer offers the Theme to the Potential_recipient.
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category
locative_relation
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| Purpose |
The Purpose for which the Offerer offers the Theme to the Potential_recipient.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Time |
The Time is when the Offerer offers the Theme to the Potential_recipient.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
The Circumstances are the conditions under which the Theme is offered.
I offer my services free of charge. |
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| Depictive |
A description of the Offerer, Potential_recipient, or Theme given independently of the giving event per se.
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| Explanation |
The Explanation for which the Offerer offers the Theme to the Potential_recipient.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Imposed_purpose |
The Potential_recipient's intended purpose for the Theme.
Plesae offer a list of people for potential promotion. |
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| Period_of_iterations |
The length of time from when the offer began to be repeated to when it stopped.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
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Lexical Units (4)
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