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Sleep [experiencer_state]
The Sleeper stays in an altered state of consciousness with greatly reduced external awareness.
We slept.
We slept.
Properties
- ID
- #264
- Entry
- frm_sleep
- Namespace
- Experiential.Experiencer_state
- FrameNet version
- Sleep (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Sleep
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeper |
The entity that is sleeping.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration |
This FE identifies the Duration of time for which a state holds or a process is ongoing.
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category
duration
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— |
| Manner |
Any description of the sleeping event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably, mysteriously), secondary effects (quietly, noisily), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way).
Fitzhume slept soundly |
category
manner
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— |
| Place |
Where the event takes place.
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category
locative_relation
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— |
| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when the sleep occurs.
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category
time
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— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The degree to which the Sleeper is asleep.
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category
degree
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— |
Frame-Frame Relations (4)
Inheritance
Precedes
SubFrame
Lexical Units (25)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| asleep.a | — | COD: in or into a state of sleep. |
| catnap.n | — | COD: 1. a short sleep during the day. |
| catnap.v | — | COD: have a catnap. |
| doze.n | — | COD: a short light sleep. |
| doze.v | — | COD: sleep lightly. |
| drowse.n | — | FN: an instance of drowsing |
| drowse.v | — | COD: no obj. be half asleep; doze. |
| forty winks.n | — | FN: some (small amount of) sleep. |
| hibernate.v | — | COD: (of an animal or plant) spend the winter in a dormant state. |
| hibernation.n | — | FN: a dormant state that helps animals or plants conserve resources during the winter. |
| kip.n | — | COD: 1. a sleep; a nap. |
| kip.v | — | COD: sleep |
| nap.n | — | COD: 1. a short sleep of this [light, brief, or diurnal] type. |
| nap.v | — | COD: Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day. |
| out like a light.a | — | COD: unconscious. |
| out.a | — | FN: asleep or unconscious. |
| shut-eye.n | — | COD: sleep. |
| sleep.n | — | COD: 1. a regularly recurring condition of body and mind in which the nervous system is inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended. |
| sleep.n | — | FN: quantity of time spent sleeping. |
| sleep.v | — | COD: rest in a regularly recurring condition of body and mind in which the nervous system is inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended. |
| slumber.n | — | COD: 1. a sleep. |
| slumber.v | — | COD: sleep. |
| snooze.n | — | COD: 1. a short, light sleep. |
| snooze.v | — | COD: have a snooze. |
| unconscious.a | — | FN: deeply unaware of surroundings (generally) due to circumstances such as a head-blow, intoxication, or being overcome by pain. |
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None.
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