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Alternativity [dependency]
In this frame, there is a Profiled_alternative that the speaker wishes to primarily focus on and which is mutually exclusive with a Contrasting_alternative. It is not possible for both to be true in the same context with the same participants, although the described situation may be true of the same entities at different times, or true of different entities at the same time. Frames inheriting from this one, e.g. Negation, may indicate which of the alternatives is imagined to be the case, but in other frames related to this one, e.g. Conditional_scenario and Alternatives, both alternatives are presented as possible, and which one is true remains an open question.
Properties
- ID
- #2950
- Entry
- frm_alternativity
- Namespace
- Relation.Dependency
- FrameNet version
- Alternativity (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
- โ
- Types
- โ
- Ontological type
- โ
- English name
- Alternativity
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrasting_alternative |
A situation that cannot be true at the same time as the Profiled_alternative.
|
โ | โ |
| Profiled_alternative |
A situation that cannot be true at the same time as the Contrasting_alternative.
|
โ | โ |
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