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Hearsay [experiential_change]
The Hearer receives a Message or communication on a particular Topic. Words in this frame denote events of verbal communication, but express the Hearer rather than the Speaker as an External Argument.
Teenage fans first heard about the tragedy on a popular radio show.
Teenage fans first heard the tragic news on a popular radio show
Teenage fans first heard about the tragedy on a popular radio show.
Teenage fans first heard the tragic news on a popular radio show
Properties
- ID
- #37
- Entry
- frm_hearsay
- Namespace
- Experiential.Change
- FrameNet version
- Hearsay (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Hearsay
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Hearer |
This FE is the person who receives a Message. It is expressed as an Exteranal Argument in this frame: The students heard from Pat that class was canceled.
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category
sentient
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| Message |
The Message is the content that is communicated from one person to another. It is normally expressed as an NP Object or a finite clause Complement: The students heard the news.The students heard from Pat that class was canceled.
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category
message
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| Topic |
Topic is the subject matter about which the Message is communicated. It is normally expressed as a PP-complement headed by about, with or without a quantificational noun: The students heard about class.The students heard something about today's class. The quantificational noun, if present, is treated as the Message.
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Message
Topic
Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium |
Medium is the physical entity or channel used to transmit the Message. It is normally expressed as a PP-complement headed by on or in: The students heard the news on the radio.The students read the news in the paper.
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| Speaker |
This is the person who produces a Message. Typically, it is expressed in this frame as a PP-complement headed by from:
The students heard from Pat that class was canceled. |
category
sentient
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| Time |
The Time the Hearer receives the Message.
I heard in June|ti that Pablo left, how sad! |
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Period_of_iterations |
The length of time from when the event denoted by the target began to be repeated to when it stopped.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
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Lexical Units (2)
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