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Assistance [agentive]

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A Helper benefits a Benefited_party by enabling the culmination of a Goal that the Benefited_party has. A Focal_entity that is involved in reaching the Goal may stand in for it.

This Frame has unique Frame-to-Frame Relations: it inherits from and uses the Intentionally_act frame. This is atypical of FrameNet's frame relations.

Will you help the Government find your brother?
Maybe Stephen should assist him with the last manuscript.
They helped me psychologically|dom to overcome the physical loss I had suffered.
You have helped him tremendously|deg by showing him how to stand up for himself and by being his friend.
By bringing assistance to his troops wherever they were in trouble he aided them greatly|deg.

Properties

ID
#391
Entry
frm_assistance
Namespace
Eventive.Agentive
FrameNet version
Assistance (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains
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Types
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Ontological type
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English name
Assistance

Core Frame Elements (4)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Benefited_party
The Benefited_party receives a benefit from the action of the Helper.
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Focal_entity
This FE identifies a Focal_entity involved in achieving the Goal.
Whoever didn't cook has to help with the dishes|Focal_e.
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Goal
The desirable state of affairs that the Benefited_party is involved in and which is enabled by the Helper.

Jack helped Jill climb Mt. Everest.
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Helper
The Helper performs some action that benefits the Benefited_party.
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes

CoreSet
Focal_entity Goal

Peripheral Frame Elements (8)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Degree
The measure to which the Helper's assistance brings the Benefited_party closer to accomplishing their Goal.

The Algebra Buster software helped my daughter very much|deg.
category
degree
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Duration
The time period during which the Helper gives assistence to the Benefited_party.

Several nations helped ours during our most difficult years|dur.
category
duration
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Instrument
An entity used by the Helper in service of the Benefited_party's accomplishing their Goal.

Actually, he was born in his parents' Dodge Durango, with Sheree Benefield beginning to give birth as his dad, Jon Benefield, held the wheel with his left hand, helped her with his right|ins and maneuvered the sport utility vehicle up the I-65 exit ramp at Warrior.
category
physical_entity
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Manner
This FE identifies the Manner in which a Helper assists a Benefited_party.

The doorman assisted Harry into the car with enthusiasm.
category
manner
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Means
An action that the Helper undertakes in service of the Benefited_party's Goal.

Her teachers and her parents helped her by reading sections to her and by outlining some of the chapters|mea.
category
state_of_affairs
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Place
This FE identifies the Place where the Assistance occurs.
The police assisted Harry in finding his cat in front of his house.
category
locative_relation
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Purpose
The situation that the Helper wishes to bring about by helping the Benefited_party to acheive the Goal. Note that this FE should normally be used only when this situation is separate from the Goal.

I helped her with the problem just to show her that it could be done|pur.

category
state_of_affairs
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Time
This FE identifies the Time when the Assistance occurs.
The police assisted Harry in finding his cat on Wednesday afternoon|tim.
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)

Extra-thematic Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Domain
The aspect of accomplishing the Goal to which the Helper's assistance is relevant.

How can you be helped spiritually|dom by his music, when he is defying God?s Word
with his very appearance?


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Explanation
The Explanation denotes a proposition from which the main clause (headed by the target) logically follows. This often means that the Explanation causes the target's proposition, but not in all cases.

Since the earthquake did so much damage, even the federal government aided in the recovery process.
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Frequency
The frame element is defined as the number of times an event occurs per some unit of time. A Frequency expression answers the questions how often. It is to be distinguished from Iteration, which pertains simply to the number of times an event occurs; Iteration expressions answer the question how many times.
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)

Inheritance

Inheritance relations
Inherits from
Intentionally_act
FE-FE
Is Inherited By
Supporting
FE-FE

Using

Using relations

Lexical Units (14)

Lexical units of this frame
LU Type Definition
abet.v โ€” COD: encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.
aid and abet.v โ€” COD: encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.
aid.n โ€” COD: help or support
aid.n โ€” FN: material given as assistance (especially to a nation or large region).
aid.v โ€” COD: help
assist.v โ€” COD: help by doing a share of work or by providing money or information.
assistance.n โ€” COD: the action of helping.
cater.v โ€” COD: provide with what is needed or required.
help out.v โ€” FN: help somebody in a predicament
help.n โ€” FN: assistance
help.v โ€” COD: make it easier for (someone) to do something.
helpful.a โ€” COD: giving or ready to give help.
serve.v โ€” COD: perform duties or services for.
succor.v โ€” COD: assistance and support in times of hardship and distress
Frame Chain TQR Visual Units

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