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Working_a_post [agentive]
The Agent is assigned to a Post where he or she performs a task associated with that Post. Alternatively, the Agent is expressed as acting with respect to a Salient_entity associated with the task. In most cases the Salient_entity is located at the Post.
Volunteers were staffing the telephones.
Man your stations! CNI
Volunteers were staffing the telephones.
Man your stations! CNI
Properties
- ID
- #2603
- Entry
- frm_working_a_post
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Working_a_post (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Working_a_post
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent is assigned to a Post to perform a task involving a Salient_entity.
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sentient
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| Post |
The Post is a location or station assigned to the Agent where a task or tasks are to be performed.
Sue was staffing the entrance|pos when everything started to go wrong. |
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| Salient_entity |
The Salient_entity is centrally involved in the task the Agent is assigned to perform. It is normally located at the Post.
You'll be working the phones|sal. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
Any description of the intentional act which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). In addition, it may indicate salient characteristics of an Agent that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
Thanks to our volunteers for tirelessly manning the entrance all night. |
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manner
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| Means |
This FE identifies the Means by which the Agent works at the Post.
Jason manned the booth by handing out brochures and greeting visitors. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Place |
This FE identifies the place where the Agent staffs the Post.
Working the front desk at a real estate office is not as fulfilling as it might seem. |
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locative_relation
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| Purpose |
This FE identifies the purpose for which the Agent works at the Post.
We will be staffing a booth to let everyone know about our upcoming events. |
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state_of_affairs
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| Time |
This FE identifies the time when the Agent works at the Post.
Police manned the border from 3 to 5pm. |
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event_description |
This FE gives a description of the working event.
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| Explanation |
The Explanation denotes a proposition from which the main clause (headed by the target) logically follows. This often means that the Explanation causes the state of affairs expressed by the target, but not in all cases.
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| Frequency |
The Frequency with which the Agent works in a given period of time.
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| Particular_iteration |
Expressions marked with this extra-thematic FE modify a non-iterative use of the target, and indicate that it is conceived as embedded within an iterated series of similar events or states.
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| Period_of_iterations |
The length of time from when the event denoted by the target began to be repeated to when it stopped.
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| Result |
The Result of working at the Post.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (3)
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