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Becoming [change]
An Entity ends up with some Final_quality--a new fact about the Entity. Alternatively, based on a cluster of changes of characteristics, the Entitynewly meets the conditions for being a member of a Final_category.
The weather turned cold .
You can become a firefighter today !
This frame should be compared with the Transition_to_state frame, which is more general in allowing arbitrary descriptions of a final situation:
We ended up telling him to leave .
There is no way to effectively paraphrase such a sentence in the Becoming frame.
The weather turned cold .
You can become a firefighter today !
This frame should be compared with the Transition_to_state frame, which is more general in allowing arbitrary descriptions of a final situation:
We ended up telling him to leave .
There is no way to effectively paraphrase such a sentence in the Becoming frame.
Properties
- ID
- #2971
- Entry
- frm_becoming
- Namespace
- Eventive.Change
- FrameNet version
- Becoming (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Becoming
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entity |
The Entity which undergoes a change, newly ending up in the Final_category or taking on a new Final_quality.
I|ent grow impatient with your insolence. |
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Core Unexpressed Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final_category |
The category that the Entity ends up in after the change. Typically, this entails taking on a number of new characteristics.
He never could understand how she ended up an evangelist|finc. |
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| Final_quality |
A description of a characteristic of the Entity after the change.
Suddenly , she became impatient . |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
Any description of the event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably, mysteriously), secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). In cases where the Entity is intentional, Manner may indicate salient characteristics of an intentional Entity that also affect the event (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
The majority slowly|man became more and more disenchanted with him. |
category
manner
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| Place |
Where the change takes place.
He always became uncomforatable in bars . |
category
locative_relation
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| Time |
>When the change occurs.
By 1945|tim he had become uncertain of the advisability of anyone having such a weapon. |
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
This FE marks the set of conditions under which the Entity enters the Final_category or takes on the characteristic of the Final_quality.
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| Duration_of_final_state |
How long the Entity remains in the Final_category, Final_situation, or Final_quality.
He became for the next three years|dur the prophetic voice of the Salvadoran people until his assassination on March 24, 1980 |
category
duration
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| Explanation |
Any eventuality or entity which brings about the change of the Entity.
Smithers became tired from all the work he'd been doing. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Group |
A description of the kind of entities associated with instances of the Entity and saliently affected by its change.
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| Initial_category |
This FE describes the category of the Entity before a change.
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| Initial_state |
This FE describes the state of the Entity before change occurs.
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| Transitional_period |
The period during which the Entity is in transition.
Over the last 5 years|trp, I've become sick and tired of your tomfoolery. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
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