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Chaos [state]
The lexical units in this frame have to do with an Entity being in a State of order or disorder. Often the Entity is unexpressed in this frame and is, therefore, marked as a null instantiation.
Soon the system|Ent was in total [chaos|St|target].
Fifa had already fined the Brazilians a minor sum for crowd|Ent [disorder|St|target].
He had a hammer and banged it against the walls to restore [order|St|target] but nobody took any notice of him. INI|Ent
Soon the system|Ent was in total [chaos|St|target].
Fifa had already fined the Brazilians a minor sum for crowd|Ent [disorder|St|target].
He had a hammer and banged it against the walls to restore [order|St|target] but nobody took any notice of him. INI|Ent
Properties
- ID
- #2705
- Entry
- frm_chaos
- Namespace
- State
- FrameNet version
- Chaos (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Chaos
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entity |
The object or phenomenon which exists in the State of disorder. It is common for the Entity to be null instantiated in this frame.
Subsequent bomb alerts caused travel|Entchaos in the London Underground. Get the treaty signed before there's time for any more chaos.INI|Ent |
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| State |
The State in which the Entity exists. Usually the State will be the target-denoting noun.
More [chaos|St|target] awaits the Soviet Union unless it ditches perestroika for a Thatcherite purge of its economy. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The degree to which the State exists.
Booking, reservations, staffing and just about everything was in a state of total|Deg chaos. |
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degree
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| Descriptor |
Any characterization of the State not covered by a more specific frame element.
Let him picture her pottering in the improvised|Des chaos of a damp, windowless room. |
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| Place |
The location where the Entity exists in the State.
Lying in bed listening to the chaos downstairs|P, he knew his conquest had only been temporary. |
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location
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| Time |
The time at which the Entity exists in the State.
Monica Lewinksy in 1998 gave him a rich new target, as did the electoral chaos of 2000|T. |
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration |
The amount of time in which the Entity exists in the State
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (6)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| chaos.n | — | FN: a state of disorder |
| disarray.n | — | FN: a state of disorder |
| disorder.n | — | FN: a state of chaos or confusion |
| lawlessness.n | — | FN: the lack of order |
| order.n | — | FN: a state of non-confusion; the opposite of chaos |
| riot.n | — | FN: a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a mob of people |
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