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Infecting [agentive]
The action of spreading some Infection to an Infected_entity, intentionally or otherwise. Pathology indicates that the Infection_cause can be airborne, carried on the skin/hair, or transmitted via various other forms of contact.
Her daughter infected her with chicken pox .
Her daughter infected her with chicken pox .
Properties
- ID
- #2851
- Entry
- frm_infecting
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Infecting (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Infecting
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Infected_entity |
This FE labels the recipient of the Infection.
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| Infection |
An invasion, typically undetected, of an entity's system. The infection most often compromises the entity's stability. Infections are a common pathology for diseases.
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| Infection_cause |
This FE labels the cause of the Infection which affects the Infected_entity.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Depictive |
Depictive phrase describing a participant in the event.
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| Manner |
Any description of the Infecting event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification, force, secondary effects, and general descriptions comparing events.
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| Means |
An act by an Infection_cause that enables them to act upon the Infected_entity.
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| Medium |
The medium through which the infection is transmitted.
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| Place |
The place at which the Infecting event occurs; or, the location of the Infection_cause.
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| Result |
The Result of an Infection.
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| Time |
When the infection occurs.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Causative
Inheritance
Lexical Units (2)
None.
None.
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