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Communication_manner [agentive]
The words in this frame describe Manners of verbal communication. All of them can occur with quoted expressions.
He slurred his confession.
He slurred his confession.
Properties
- ID
- #38
- Entry
- frm_communication_manner
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Communication_manner (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Communication_manner
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addressee |
Addressee is the person to whom the Speaker is communicating. When expressed, the Addressee occurs as a PP Complement:
The taxi driver chattered away to me about gardening. |
category
sentient
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— |
| Message |
Message is the content which is communicated by the Speaker. The Message may be a direct quote, a finite complement clause or an NP Object:
"I- It was an accident," Jo stammered. Jo stammered that it was an accident. Jo stammered an apology. |
category
message
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— |
| Speaker |
Speaker is the sentient entity that produces a Message or communicates about a Topic. It is expressed as the External Argument of verbs:
The boy mumbled an apology. |
category
sentient
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| Topic |
Topic is the subject matter of the communicated Message. It is normally expressed as a PP Complement headed by about and, in this frame, is frequently preceded by a quantificational noun which is treated as referring to the Message:
The actor chattered about the difficulties of being famous. The person next to me muttered something about pride coming before a fall. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Message
Topic
Peripheral Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE identifies the Degree to which an event occurs.
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category
degree
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| Duration |
The amount of time that the communicative event lasts.
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category
duration
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| Manner |
Manner of performing an action
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category
manner
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| Means |
The action that the Speaker performs in order to communicate in the particular way described by the target.
She could only sing along by watching others singing|mea. |
category
human_act
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| Medium |
This frame element expresses the medium of communication, such as the language used or the specific type of text in which the Message occurs. It is normally expressed as a PP-complement headed by on or in:
The Beatles sang on the Ed Sullivan show. The drunk man mumbled in French. |
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| Place |
The location at which the communication event takes place.
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category
locative_relation
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| Time |
The time at which the communication event takes place.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back |
This FE indicates that the communication act denoted by the target is in response to an earlier communication act in which the roles of Speaker and Addressee were reversed. This is conceptually akin to the Communication_response frame in which the targets themselves denote the responsive nature of the act.
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| Depictive |
Depictive is used for any phrase describing a participant in an action.
Jo babbled in a tuxedo. |
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| Result |
This FE identifies the Result of an event.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (24)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| babble.v | — | COD: talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way |
| blabber.v | — | FN: to speak foolishly or excessively |
| bluster.v | — | COD: talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect |
| chant.v | — | COD: say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone |
| chatter.v | — | COD: talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters |
| drawl.v | — | COD: speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds |
| gabble.v | — | COD: talk rapidly and unintelligibly. |
| gibber.v | — | COD: speak rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock. |
| jabber.v | — | COD: talk rapidly and excitedly but with little sense. |
| lisp.v | — | COD: to speak in a manner in which 's' is pronounced like 'th' in 'thick' and 'z' is pronounced like 'th' in 'this' |
| mouth.v | — | COD: say (something) in an insincere or pompous way |
| mumble.v | — | COD: say something indistinctly and quietly. |
| mutter.v | — | COD: say in a barely audible voice. |
| natter.v | — | COD: chat casually. |
| prattle.v | — | COD: talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way. |
| rant.v | — | COD: speak or shout at length in a wild, impassioned way. |
| rave.v | — | COD: talk wildly or incoherently. |
| shout.v | — | COD: speak or call out very loudly. |
| simper.v | — | FN: to speak with a silly, self-conscious, coy smile. |
| sing.v | — | COD: make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune. |
| slur.v | — | FN: speak or articulate speech indistinctly. |
| stammer.v | — | COD: speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words. |
| stutter.v | — | COD: talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants. |
| whisper.v | — | COD: speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's throat. |
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