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Social_interaction_evaluation [gradable]

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In this frame an Evaluee is judged by a (usually implicit) Judge to be of a certain character based on her or his Behavior towards other human beings; a specific Affected_party may be overtly mentioned along with the Degree to which the Evaluee behaves appropriately towards others. TheBehavior alone may be mentioned with the understanding that these behaviors characterize a property of the unmentioned Evaluee. The Evaluee's Behavior may be in the context of a Topic.

It was nice of you to send a card.

Jim was thoughtful to email the directions.

For Martha to smoke in the car was extremely inconsiderate.

It was cruel that he continued to call her.

Mary was cruel to her friends.

Samson was a thoughtless person.

Mrs. Robinson was always considerate of her students.

The press was always kind about Madonna.

Lee was nice about my car accident.

I appreciated his kind offer of the car.

Properties

ID
#372
Entry
frm_social_interaction_evaluation
Namespace
Attribute.Gradable
FrameNet version
Social_interaction_evaluation (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains
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Types
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Ontological type
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English name
Social_interaction_evaluation

Core Frame Elements (5)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Affected_party
The Affected_party is the entity which is positively or negatively treated by the Evaluee.
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Behavior
The Behavior is the action of the Evaluee on which the evaluation of the Evaluee's character is based.
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Evaluee
The Evaluee is the person whose Behavior towards other human beings is being evaluated.
category
human
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Expressor
The Expressor is the body part or action by a body part which indicates the character of the Evaluee.

She flashed me a kind smile.
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Topic
The Topic is the situation or person that the Evaluee's Behavior responds to or is related to.
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Core Unexpressed Frame Elements (1)

Core Unexpressed Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Judge
The individual whose point of view is taken in assigning the evaluation denoted by the target.

In my book|jud, that wasn't very gracious.
category
human
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes

CoreSet
Behavior Evaluee Expressor Topic
Excludes
Behavior Topic

Peripheral Frame Elements (2)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Degree
The Degree is the extent to which the Evaluee exhibits the particular Behavior towards others.
category
degree
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Manner
The Manner is the way in which the Evaluee embodies the characteristic ascribed to her or him.

Lester was coldly polite.
category
manner
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Frame-Frame Relations (7)

Inheritance

Inheritance relations
Inherits from
Social_behavior_evaluation
FE-FE
Is Inherited By
Hospitality
FE-FE
Is Inherited By
Partiality
FE-FE
Is Inherited By
Stinginess
FE-FE
Is Inherited By
Strictness
FE-FE

See_also

See_also relations
Has as see_also
Sociability
FE-FE

Using

Using relations
Is used by
Fairness_evaluation
FE-FE

Lexical Units (52)

Lexical units of this frame
LU Type Definition
amiable.a โ€” COD: friendly and pleasant in manner.
atrocious.a โ€” FN: extremely unpleasent
barbaric.a โ€” COD: savagely cruel.
boorish.a โ€” FN: crudely insensitive to other's feelings
churlish.a โ€” COD: rude, mean-spirited, and surly
civil.a โ€” COD: courteous and polite.
compassion.n โ€” FN: the display of concern for the suffering of others
compassionate.a โ€” FN: showing concern for the suffering of others
considerate.a โ€” COD: careful not to harm or inconvenience others
cordial.a โ€” COD: warm and friendly.
courteous.a โ€” COD: polite, respectful, and considerate.
cruel.a โ€” COD: disregarding or taking pleasure in the pain or suffering of others.
cruelty.n โ€” FN: disregard or pleasure in the the suffering of others
diplomatic.a โ€” COD: tactful.
discourteous.a โ€” COD: rude and lacking consideration for others
disrespectful.a โ€” FN: showing a lack of consideration and respect for others
friendly.a โ€” FN: being judged as being sociable
genial.a โ€” COD: friendly and cheerful.
good-humored.a โ€” FN: without ill-will.
good-natured.a โ€” FN: Having an easygoing, cheerful disposition.
good.a โ€” FN: kind, benevolent or socially correct.
gracious.a โ€” COD: courteous, kind, and pleasant.
horrible.a โ€” FN: very disagreeable or unpleasant
ill-mannered.a โ€” FN: having bad manners
impertinent.a โ€” COD: not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
impolite.a โ€” COD: not having or showing good manners.
impudent.a โ€” COD: not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
inconsiderate.a โ€” COD: thoughtlessly causing hurt or inconvenience to others.
insensitive.a โ€” COD: showing or feeling no concern for others' feelings.
kind.a โ€” COD: considerate and generous.
mature.a โ€” FN: behaving in a manner typical of individuals considered to be mentally or emotionally well-developed
maturity.n โ€” FN: quality of behaving in a manner typical of individuals considered to be mentally or emotionally well-developed
mean.a โ€” FN: cruel or unkind
nice.a โ€” COD: (of a person) good-natured; kind.
pleasant.a โ€” COD: (of a person) friendly and considerate; likeable.
polite.a โ€” COD: respectful and considerate of other people.
respectful.a โ€” FN: showing deference and respect
rude.a โ€” COD: offensively impolite or ill-mannered.
rudeness.n โ€” FN: deliberate disrespect of others social expectations
smart.a โ€” FN: disrespectful and bold
sociable.a โ€” COD: marked by friendliness.
spiteful.a โ€” FN: showing a desire to hurt, annoy or offend others
sweet.a โ€” COD: (of a person or action) pleasant and kind or thoughtful.
tactful.a โ€” FN: having or showing sensitivity to the feelings of others.
thoughtful.a โ€” COD: showing regard for other people.
thoughtfulness.n โ€” FN: quality of being considerate of others wants or needs
thoughtless.a โ€” COD: not showing consideration for other people.
uncivil.a โ€” COD: discourteous; impolite.
unfriendly.a โ€” COD: not friendly.
ungracious.a โ€” COD: not gracious.
unkind.a โ€” COD: inconsiderate and harsh
warm.a โ€” COD: having or showing enthusiasm, affection, or kindness.
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