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Body_description_part [classifying]
This frame is concerned with words that describe a person based on a salient part of their body.
He was a blonde guy.
He was a peg-leg.
He was a blonde guy.
He was a peg-leg.
Properties
- ID
- #235
- Entry
- frm_body_description_part
- Namespace
- Attribute.Classifying
- FrameNet version
- Body_description_part (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Body_description_part
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure |
This FE identifies the Figure or form being described by the target.
The red-haired figure|Fig stood in the doorway. |
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| Individual |
This FE identifies the Individual (or individuals) being described. Chuck|Ind is a redhead.
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category
human
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Figure
Individual
Peripheral Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE identifies the Degree to which the body description applies.
Mort is extremely flat-footed. |
category
degree
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (18)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| albino.a | — | COD: having a congenital absence of pigment in the skin and hair (which are white) and the eyes (which are usually pink) |
| albino.n | — | COD: a person or animal having a congenital absence of pigment in the skin and hair (which are white) and the eyes (which are usually pink). |
| bearded.a | — | FN: having a beard |
| black-haired.a | — | FN: having black hair |
| blonde.n | — | COD: a person with blonde hair |
| blue-eyed.a | — | FN: having blue eyes |
| bow-legged.a | — | COD: having legs that curve outwards at the knee. |
| brunette.n | — | COD: a person with dark brown hair |
| cross-eyed.a | — | COD: having one or both eyes turned inwards towards the nose, either temporarily or as a permanent condition (convergent strabismus) |
| fair.a | — | FN: light- or pale-colored; generally used in reference to hair or skin |
| flat-footed.a | — | COD: having flat feet |
| grey-haired.a | — | FN: having grey hair |
| knock-kneed.a | — | FN: having a condition where the knees curve inward |
| moustached.a | — | FN: having a moustache |
| peg-leg.n | — | FN: having an artificial leg, especially a wooden one. |
| pigtailed.a | — | FN: having pigtails |
| red-haired.a | — | FN: having red hair |
| redhead.n | — | COD: a person, especially a woman, with red hair. |
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