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People [entity]
This frame contains general words for Individuals, i.e. humans. The Person is conceived of as independent of other specific individuals with whom they have relationships and independent of their participation in any particular activity. They may have an Age, Descriptor, Origin, Persistent_characteristic, or Ethnicity.
A man from Phoenix was shot yesterday.
She gave birth to a screaming babyyesterday.
I study 16-year-old female adolescents.
I am dating an African-American man.
She comforted the terrified child.
I always thought of him as a stupid man.
A man from Phoenix was shot yesterday.
She gave birth to a screaming babyyesterday.
I study 16-year-old female adolescents.
I am dating an African-American man.
She comforted the terrified child.
I always thought of him as a stupid man.
Properties
- ID
- #304
- Entry
- frm_people
- Namespace
- Entity
- FrameNet version
- People (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- People
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Person |
The Person is the human being.
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category
human
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Age |
The Age is the length of time the Person has been alive.
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| Context_of_acquaintance |
An expression indicating the context with which the Person is associated.
Hey, where'd that museum|coa guy go? Is that the woman from the rally|coa? |
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| Descriptor |
The Descriptor is a temporary condition of the Person.
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| Ethnicity |
The Ethnicity is the religious, racial, national, socio-economic or cultural group to which the Person belongs.
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| Origin |
The Origin is the place where the Person was born or lived a salient part of her or his life.
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| Persistent_characteristic |
The Persistent_characteristic is a physiological characteristic or personality trait of the Person which is concieved of as persisting over time.
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Frame-Frame Relations (14)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (25)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| chap.n | — | COD: a man or a boy. |
| character.n | — | FN: the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of a person |
| dude.n | — | COD: a man. |
| fellow.n | — | COD: a man or boy. |
| folk.n | — | FN: a generic or specifed group of people |
| folks.n | — | FN: People |
| gent.n | — | FN: (informal) gentleman |
| gentleman.n | — | COD: (in polite or formal use) a man. |
| girl.n | — | COD: a female child. |
| guy.n | — | COD: a man. |
| human being.n | — | COD: a man, woman, or child of the species Homo sapiens. |
| human.n | — | COD: a human being. |
| individual.n | — | FN: a human being considered as a single entity |
| lady.n | — | COD: a woman. |
| life.n | — | FN: a living person |
| man.n | — | COD: an adult human male. |
| pax.n | — | FN: a person. |
| people.n | — | COD: human beings in general or considered collectively. |
| person.n | — | COD: a human being regarded as an individual |
| personage.n | — | FN: any person |
| somebody.n | — | FN: some person |
| someone.n | — | FN: some person; somebody |
| un.n | — | COD: one. |
| who.pron | — | FN: (used in questions to mark the person that the questioner is presenting themself as wanting more information about) a person. |
| woman.n | — | COD: an adult human female. |
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