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Social_desirability [classifying]
This frame contains LUs which are like those of the Desirability frame except the Evaluee incorporates the Parameter as "associated with a percieved place in a social heirarchy" for all LUs. LUs are not restricted to positive or negative implications.
His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy.
His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy.
Properties
- ID
- #2660
- Entry
- frm_social_desirability
- Namespace
- Attribute.Classifying
- FrameNet version
- Social_desirability (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Social_desirability
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluee |
The Evaluee is being judged for its quality.
His shirt seems very common compared to their modern fashions. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE identifies the Degree to which the Evaluee is judged good or bad.
His shirt seems very common compared to their modern fashions. |
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degree
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
Circumstances marks expressions that indicate a set of conditions under which the quality of the Evaluee is being judged.
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| Comparison_set |
This FE marks expressions that indicate what class of things or events the Evaluee is being judged against.
His shirt seems very common compared to their modern fashions. |
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| Depictive |
The Frame Element Depictive encodes a state that the Evaluee is in and which does not represent a temporary or hypothetical set of Circumstances.
His shirt seems very common with its generic logo. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (9)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| common.a | — | FN: Related to commoners or those otherwise percieved to be of a lower social class than the person declaring the statement. |
| humble.a | — | FN: Of or pertaining to common people, but with a positive connotation. |
| low.a | — | FN: Of or pertaining to a social class that is low in a heirarchy. |
| pedestrian.a | — | FN: Of or pertaining to common people, esp. with a negative implication. |
| plebeian.a | — | FN: Of or pertaining to common people with a negative connotation. |
| proletarian.a | — | FN: Of or related to the Proletariat, a term popularized by Marx to refer to the working class. |
| upper-class.a | — | FN: Of or pertaining to a rank high in some social heirarchy. |
| vulgar.a | — | FN: Pertaining to ordinary or common people. |
| working-class.a | — | FN: Of or pertaining to the Proletariat, in contrast to management. |
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