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Change_accessibility [agentive]
An Agent causes a Useful_location to become accessible (or non-accessible) to a Theme to a certain Degree. Instead of the Useful_location, the scene may be described with reference to a Portal (or part of the Portal, e.g., a door) to the Useful_location.
They|age've blockaded the entrance|por -- no one can get in or out.
Police|age have cordoned off the area where the crime occurred|use.
The area|use has been barricaded to anyone but law enforcement officials|the.
They|age've blockaded the entrance|por -- no one can get in or out.
Police|age have cordoned off the area where the crime occurred|use.
The area|use has been barricaded to anyone but law enforcement officials|the.
Properties
- ID
- #2686
- Entry
- frm_change_accessibility
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Change_accessibility (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Change_accessibility
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent blocks access to the Useful_location.
Police|age have cordoned off the area where the crime took place. |
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| Portal |
The Agent may regulate access to the Useful_location by regulating access to a Portal, including a part of the portal that could block potential Themes, such as doors or gates. They've blockaded the entrance|por -- no one can get in or out.
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| Useful_location |
The Useful_location is the place the Theme is headed towards and the Agent has changed the accessibility of.
Protestors barricaded a highway that connects the industrial sectors to the ports|use. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (8)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The degree to which the Useful_location is or is not accessible.
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| Instrument |
The Agent uses the Instrument to block access, often by placing the Instrument such that it cannot be traversed.
They barricaded the doors with heavy crates and rusted machinery|ins. |
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| Manner |
Any description of the event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably, mysteriously), force (hard, softly), secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of the Agent that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
The debate is on regarding the trial of individuals accused of non-violently|man barricading downtown pet stores. |
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| Means |
An action carried out by the Agent to bring about the change in accessibility.
The students barricaded the doorways by lining up in two rows surrounding the building|mea. |
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| Place |
The general Place where the blocking or allowing of access occurs.
Many roads were cordorned off in the central district|pla right after the incident. |
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| Purpose |
The Purpose for which the Agent changes the accessibility of the Useful_location.
They clearly blockaded this route to prevent anyone from sneaking past their surveillance technology|pur. |
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| Theme |
The Theme is headed towards, or has an intention or tendency to head towards, the Useful_location, but is potentially blocked due to actions of the Agent.
Authorities barricaded the road to all traffic|the. |
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| Time |
The Time when the Agent changes the accessibility of the Useful_location.
A rebel group blockaded the roadways late last night|tim. |
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subregion |
A portion of the Useful_location, usually its edge, where accessibility is blocked.
Police cordoned off the park along its southern edge|sub. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Causative
Inheritance
Lexical Units (6)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| barricade.v | — | FN: block off an area, especially by erecting barriers. |
| block off.v | — | FN: place barriers to entering or exiting an area or building. |
| blockade.n | — | FN: an act of preventing access to an area. |
| blockade.v | — | FN: prevent access to an area. |
| cordon off.v | — | FN: block off an area, typically by surrounding it. |
| road-block.n | — | FN: a barrier to passage on a roadway, especially as erected by government or law enforcement. |
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