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Cause_benefit_or_detriment [agentive]
A Beneficial_situation causes an improvement in a Benefitted_situation. In many cases, a Beneficiary (an individual postively affected by the Benefitted_situation) is mentioned instead of or in addition to the Benefitted_situation. In some cases, a Benefactor brings about the Beneficial_situation and is mentioned in its place. Some lexical units of this frame are marked with the semantic type "Negative", indicating a disimprovement of the Benefitted_situation.
These tax cuts benefit the poor .
The Chinese group probably benefitted us with their quick action more than the other way round .
Most petrochemicals are detrimental to human health .
In many cases, a Beneficial_situation FE also contains a mention of a Benefactor, in which case we use dual FE-layer annotation to indicate both FEs:
The foundation's 50m donation benefits the country's educational system immensely.
The foundation's
His presence at the summit was massively detrimental to diplomatic relations .
His
Unlike in Commerce_scenario, the recipient is not presented as paying for the good or service that they receive.
Targets from the Cause_harm frame (e.g., injure.v) and from the Damaging frame (e.g. damage.n) are very frequently used metaphorically to indicate the opposite of the Conferring_benefit frame. These should be annotated in the Cause_harm and Damaging frames and marked with the Metaphor sentence tag.
These tax cuts benefit the poor .
The Chinese group probably benefitted us with their quick action more than the other way round .
Most petrochemicals are detrimental to human health .
In many cases, a Beneficial_situation FE also contains a mention of a Benefactor, in which case we use dual FE-layer annotation to indicate both FEs:
The foundation's 50m donation benefits the country's educational system immensely.
The foundation's
His presence at the summit was massively detrimental to diplomatic relations .
His
Unlike in Commerce_scenario, the recipient is not presented as paying for the good or service that they receive.
Targets from the Cause_harm frame (e.g., injure.v) and from the Damaging frame (e.g. damage.n) are very frequently used metaphorically to indicate the opposite of the Conferring_benefit frame. These should be annotated in the Cause_harm and Damaging frames and marked with the Metaphor sentence tag.
Properties
- ID
- #2721
- Entry
- frm_cause_benefit_or_detriment
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Cause_benefit_or_detriment (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Cause_benefit_or_detriment
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Benefactor |
The Benefactor is the person or thing that gives an advantage to the Beneficiary.
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| Beneficial_situation |
The Beneficial_situation is the item or action that is given to or done for the Beneficiary by the Benefactor. A change of possession can, but does not have to occur.
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| Beneficiary |
The Beneficiary is person or thing that receives an advantage from the Benefactor.
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Core Unexpressed Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Benefitted_situation |
The situation that is better off than it would be without the Beneficial_situation.
The presence of a younger voices greatly benefitted the discussion . We focused on liberty to the detriment of order . |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Beneficiary
Benefitted_situation
Excludes
Benefactor
Beneficial_situation
Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Degree |
The degree to which the Beneficiary gains an advantage from the Benefactor.
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| Manner |
Any description of an aspect of the event that is interpreted as holistically affecting the event.
She sneeringly benefitted only her own class . |
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| Place |
The location where the beneficial or detrimental situation occurs.
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| Time |
The point in time when the beneficial or detrimental event occurs.
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Domain |
The Domain describes the type of advantage that is conferred.
immigration BENEFITS work BENEFITS |
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| Means |
A situation brought about by the Benefactor or Beneficial_situation that more directly causes a good situation.
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| Purpose |
The situation that the Benefactor hopes to bring about by benefitting something.
We give them such benefits only for our own amusement . |
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| Subset |
A Subset of beneficial situations is selected from the set of beneficial situations in a specific domain, though the domain need not be explicitly named.
certain immigration BENEFITS hardly any monetary BENEFITS most BENEFITS |
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (5)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| beneficial.a | — | FN: bringing about improvement. |
| benefit.n | — | COD: an advantage or profit gained from something |
| benefit.v | — | COD: receive an advantage; profit |
| detriment.n | — | FN: situation involving a worsening of condition. |
| detrimental.a | — | FN: bringing about a situation which is less preferable, often involving injury or harm. |
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