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A person (Speaker) expresses a Message or mental content, broadly understood, in a particular Manner. The content may be emotional, as in Humans express feelings through words intellectual, as in Formulate the idea carefully or linguistic, as in Phrase your question as a comment.
Properties
- ID
- #35
- Entry
- frm_encoding
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Encoding (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Encoding
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Manner |
For most of the words in this frame, some expression of Manner or Medium is obligatory. As in other frames, Manner expressions characterize the action (in this case, the speech act performed by the Speaker). However, a wide range of Manner expressions occurs in this frame, including the following types: True Manner: You should phrase it carefully|Manr. Illocutionary Force: You should phrase it as a question|Manr. Purpose: You should phrase it so that everyone understands|Manr.
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manner
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| Medium |
Medium expresses the Medium of communication, such as the language used or the specific type of text in which the Message occurs:Kim formulated her objections in French. Kim formulated her objections in a letter.
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| Message |
The Message is almost invariably expressed in an NP Object. (The only exceptions occur with the verb express, which is occasionally used with that-clause complements.) The Prime Minister expressed her sympathy for the victims|Msg. BUT:The Prime Minister expressed that she was worried about the victims|Msg.
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message
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| Speaker |
Speaker, the person who encodes the Message, occurs as the External Argument of all the verbs: The teacher|Spkr phrased the question carefully.
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sentient
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Medium
Speaker
Peripheral Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Addressee |
The Addressee is the person to whom the communication is directed.
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sentient
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| Means |
An act done by the Speaker whereby they achieve the phrasing of the Message.
He worded his response with precision by consulting the relevant case law|Mns. |
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state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Using
Lexical Units (13)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| cast.v | — | COD: arrange and present in a specified form or style. |
| couch.v | — | COD: express in language of a specified style. |
| express.v | — | FN: to covey an emotion or message in a specified manner |
| expression.n | — | COD: the action of expressing something |
| formulate.v | — | COD: express (an idea) in a concise or systematic way. |
| formulation.n | — | COD: the action of formulating. |
| frame.v | — | COD: formulate. |
| misword.v | — | FN: express incorrectly |
| phrase.v | — | COD: put into a particular form of words. |
| phrasing.n | — | FN: the way a text is formulated |
| put.v | — | COD: express in a particular way |
| word.v | — | COD: express in particular words. |
| wording.n | — | COD: the words used to express something; the way in which something is expressed. |
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