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Contacting [agentive]
A Communicator (whose Location may be indicated) directs a Communication to an Addressee at a particular Address. Note that no actual successful communicative act is implied, only the successful completion of acts which would establish the communication. (In other words, Mari can e-mail Jon without Jon ever reading it.) NB: The Address or Location_of_protagonist may be a virtual address, such as an e-mail or telephone number.
Disgruntled voters|Com phoned Congressman Neil|Add at his Washington residence with complaints about the recent increases in corporate welfare.
She|Com tried to call from the payphone down the street.
Disgruntled voters|Com phoned Congressman Neil|Add at his Washington residence with complaints about the recent increases in corporate welfare.
She|Com tried to call from the payphone down the street.
Properties
- ID
- #286
- Entry
- frm_contacting
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Contacting (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Contacting
Core Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Address |
This FE is used for a (metaphorical) place in a system of communication where Communicators and Addressees can access the system. You can telephone your senator at 555-5555.
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| Addressee |
The person that receives the message from the Communicator.The company must be able to call potential customers|Add.
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category
sentient
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| Communication |
The information that the Communicator wishes to impart to the Addressee, often to get a particular response. In this frame the Communication is not necessarily received by the Addressee. Patients continually call in with questions.
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| Communicator |
The person who uses language in the written or spoken modality to convey a message to another person.He|Com wrote to John.
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category
sentient
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| Topic |
This is the subject matter to which the message pertains. It is typically expressed as a PP Complement headed by "about".
Call John about the party. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Communication
Purpose
Topic
CoreSet
Address
Addressee
Peripheral Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Intermediary |
The Intermediary is the person who facilitates the contact.
We contacted her through her employer . |
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| Manner |
Any description of the nature of the action (e.g. "the same way"), including especially internal states of the Communicator that also influence the way the action is carried out.
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| Means |
An action of the Communicator that enables them to make contact.
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| Medium |
The physical or abstract setting in which the message is conveyed.Opinions are usually called in over the telephone and are often given within 24 hours.
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| Place |
This FE identifies the place where the intentional act occurs.
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category
locative_relation
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| Purpose |
This FE identifies the Purpose for the Communicator contacting the Addressee.
Often, this FE is used to identify a PP-for which indicates what the Communicator is attempting to obtain. Pat phoned to talk about the party. For more information, call 1-EVANGELIST. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Time |
This FE identifies the time when the Agent acts intentionally.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Depictive |
The Depictive notes the state of one of the participants in the contacting event.
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| Frequency |
The number of times a Communicator contacts the Addressee per unit of time.
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| Location_of_protagonist |
The location occupied by the Communicator.Does anyone e-mail the office from a phone booth?
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (24)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| cable.v | — | FN: contact via cablegram |
| call in.v | — | FN: contact by telephone |
| call up.v | — | FN: contact personally by phone |
| call.n | — | COD: a telephone communication. |
| call.v | — | FN: to use a telephone to contact. |
| contact.n | — | COD: the state or condition of communicating or meeting |
| contact.v | — | COD: get in touch or communication with. |
| e-mail.v | — | COD: mail or send using email. |
| fax.v | — | COD: contact by fax |
| get in touch.v | — | FN: manage to start communication with someone |
| get through.v | — | FN: manage to establish communication with. |
| mail.v | — | FN: contact with information via the postal service |
| page.v | — | COD: contact by means of a pager. |
| phone in.v | — | FN: contact by phone |
| phone.v | — | FN: to use a telephone to contact. |
| radio.v | — | COD: communicate with by radio. |
| reach.v | — | COD: make contact with. |
| ring up.v | — | FN: contact personally by phone. |
| ring.v | — | COD: call by telephone |
| telegraph.v | — | COD: send (someone) a message by telegraph. |
| telephone.v | — | COD: ring or speak to (someone) using the telephone. |
| telex.v | — | COD: communicate with by telex. |
| write in.v | — | FN: contact by letter |
| write.v | — | COD: write and send (a letter) to someone. |
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