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Gradable_proximity [localization]
A Figure is (stably) located with respect to a Ground in terms of how the distance between them compares to some general or contextually relevant scale. The Degree of divergence from the expected distance may also be expressed. In addition to the asymmetrical consideration of Figure and Ground, these may be construed collectively as Figures, in which case each entity is assessed for how expected its distance is from others in the group of Figures.
Productive metaphors include cases where the degree of closeness or intimacy between people/entities is conceptualized as gradable proximity ("their close / distant relationship..."). The directness of familial relations is also construed this way ("a close / distant cousin"). Other metaphors involve possibility - usually of more extreme events - as proximity ("it was near collapse / extinction / disaster") and of category fit as proximity ("that was far from perfection / the truth / a miracle").
Productive metaphors include cases where the degree of closeness or intimacy between people/entities is conceptualized as gradable proximity ("their close / distant relationship..."). The directness of familial relations is also construed this way ("a close / distant cousin"). Other metaphors involve possibility - usually of more extreme events - as proximity ("it was near collapse / extinction / disaster") and of category fit as proximity ("that was far from perfection / the truth / a miracle").
Properties
- ID
- #2900
- Entry
- frm_gradable_proximity
- Namespace
- Relation.Localization
- FrameNet version
- Gradable_proximity (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Gradable_proximity
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure |
The Figure is perceived as located relative to a certain Ground location. The figure can be an entity or an event.
The cat|Fig is near the mat. |
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| Ground |
The Ground serves as a basis for describing the location of the Figure.
The cat is near the mat|Grnd. |
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Core Unexpressed Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figures |
The Figures are items which mutually serve to identify the location of the other items.
The two waffle houses are so close together they can throw ingredients across the road to each other . |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
An assessment of how the distance between the Figure and the Ground diverges from expectation.
We 're very close to the treasure . |
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| Time |
The period of time during which the locative relation between Figure and Ground obtains.
He was near Athens on Friday|tim. |
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accessibility |
This FE identifies the Accessibility between the Figure and some reference location (generally, the deictic center or the Ground).
The cat is right|Acc near the table. |
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| Deixis |
An indication of how the locative phrase relates to the grounding of the speech situation, either locating it near (here) or far (there, yonder), or specifically separated from the speech context by distance or a barrier (over). Fillers of this FE are restricted to this closed class of items.
She has a boyfriend way over in Springfield . It is lying here on my desk . |
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| Direction |
This FE identifies the Direction from a reference location (generally, the deictic center) of a path to the Figure.
The cat was down|Dir near its food bowl . |
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| Directness |
An indication of how closely the position of Figure matches the prototype expected from the image schema associated with the target. This FE is normally filled by closed-class, dedicated adverbs like right, straight, directly, and due (and some combinations of these), but also occurs with rarer items like 'smack dab'.
It landed right near the pole . |
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| Distance |
This FE identifies the Distance between the Figure and the Ground. This FE requires an image schema with a vector that extends from the Ground, or a subpart of the Ground, in some direction, and the Distance is measured along this vector from the Ground to the profiled region.
The island was 30 miles distant from the mainland. |
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| Temporal_profile |
A description of how the access path to the Ground interacts with time. This FE is filled only by the closed class of adverbials back.adv (which indicates that the position was occupied by the Figure before) and on.adv (which indicates a continued path). While this FE in its most basic use refers to cases of actual motion, it can be used with descriptions of static position, in which case it either refers to fictive, imagined motion (as in the first example below), or it backgrounds motion entirely (as in the second example).
You 'll find it straight on over near the closet. He's already back near the house. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
Inheritance
Perspective
Lexical Units (5)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| close.a | — | FN: within a very short distance. |
| distant.a | — | FN: not within a certain distance (of). |
| far.a | — | FN: not within a certain distance (of). |
| near.a | — | FN: within a short distance (of). |
| proximity.n | — | FN: the state of being within a short distance (of). |
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