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Triggering [agentive]
A Cause triggers a System to operate in accordance with its intended purpose. Alternatively, an Actor (acting volitionally or not) which participates in the Cause, stands in for the Cause. The System often has the capability to detect and signal the presence of an object or the occurence of an event (metal, an earthquake). It may also be or contain an explosive device. The Means by which the Cause activates the System may also be specified.
Smoking a cigarette will normally not set off a smoke alarm.
Suspected drug traffickers set off 12 bombs, injuring 35 people.
Joseph wriggled out of the ropes and inadvertantly triggered the burglar alarm.
Smoking a cigarette will normally not set off a smoke alarm.
Suspected drug traffickers set off 12 bombs, injuring 35 people.
Joseph wriggled out of the ropes and inadvertantly triggered the burglar alarm.
Properties
- ID
- #2579
- Entry
- frm_triggering
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Triggering (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Triggering
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Actor |
An entity which participates in a Cause, perhaps volitionally and perhaps not.
She|act set off the silent alarm before being shoved into the middle of the lobby. |
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| Cause |
The Cause interacts with the System such that conditions are met for the System to operate.
His presence|cau set off the motion alarms. |
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| System |
The System interacts with or detects the Cause and activates.
They let him through even though something triggered the metal detector|sys? |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Actor
Cause
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
Any holistic description of the event, including overall depictions (the same way) and descriptions pertaining to the Actor's or Cause's influence on the character of the event (eagerly, quietly).
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| Means |
The Means is a subevent which the Cause or Actor participates in which results in triggering the System . You must have set off the alarm by stepping near this sensor|mea.
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| Place |
Where the triggering takes place.
Police came running downstairs when someone set off the metal detector at the county courthouse|pla. |
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| Purpose |
The purpose of the Actor in setting off the System.
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| Time |
The time when the triggering takes place.
Three bombs were set off at three o'clock today|tim. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Causative
Lexical Units (2)
None.
None.
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