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Cutting [agentive]
An Agent cuts a Item into Pieces using an Instrument (which may or may not be expressed).
At the ceremony, the CEO cut the red ribbon hanging across the main entrance into a glorious confetti.
At the ceremony, the CEO cut the red ribbon hanging across the main entrance into a glorious confetti.
Properties
- ID
- #265
- Entry
- frm_cutting
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Cutting (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Cutting
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent is the person cutting the Item into Pieces.
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category
sentient
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— |
| Item |
The item which is being cut into Pieces.
People back then had to chop firewood all day long. |
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| Pieces |
The Pieces are the parts of the original Item which are the result of the slicing.
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— | — |
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument |
The Instrument with which the Item is being cut into Pieces.
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category
physical_entity
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— |
| Manner |
Manner in which the Item is being cut into Pieces.
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category
manner
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— |
| Means |
An act of the Agent that accomplishes the slicing.
I sliced the cucumber in 1/8th inch slices by marking intervals with a ruler|Mns. |
category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Place |
Where the slicing takes place.
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category
locative_relation
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— |
| Purpose |
The purpose for which the Item is being sliced into Pieces.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Time |
When the slicing occurs.
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category
time
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— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result |
The Result of the Item being sliced into Pieces.
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— | — |
Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (9)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| carve.v | — | FN: cut into hard material, sometimes with a carving knife. |
| chop.v | — | COD: cut with repeated sharp, heavy blows of an axe or knife. |
| cube.v | — | COD: cut (food) into small cubes. |
| cut.v | — | COD: divide into pieces with a knife or other sharp implement. |
| dice.v | — | COD: Cut (food) into small cubes. |
| fillet.v | — | COD: cut (fish or meat) into fillets. |
| mince.v | — | COD: cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces. |
| pare.v | — | COD: trim by cutting away the outer edges of. |
| slice.v | — | FN: to cut into thin, broad pieces, esp. for food. |
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