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Omen [dependency]
One phenomenon, the Predictive_phenomenon is an indication of the future or current (but still uncertain) existence of another phenomenon, the Future_phenomenon. There is no Cognizer present on the scene, in distinction to the Expectation frame where a Cognizer takes (the equivalent of) Predictive_phenomenon as evidence for (the equivalent of) Future_phenomenon. Many words in this frame also allow a slightly different understanding, whereby Predictive_phenomenon provides clues as to the good or bad Outcome of an expected Future_phenomenon. Instead of Future_phenomenon an Interested_party that will be involved in the Future_phenomenon may be mentioned. In both construals, the two phenomena are asymmetrical and consequently they have no joint syntactic realization.
Such potential augurs
well for the 1990s
Its appearance was an
ill omen.
Cold-blooded words do not necessarily betoken a callous nature.
I wish I could say my success bodes well for him.
Such potential augurs
well for the 1990s
Its appearance was an
ill omen.
Cold-blooded words do not necessarily betoken a callous nature.
I wish I could say my success bodes well for him.
Properties
- ID
- #412
- Entry
- frm_omen
- Namespace
- Relation.Dependency
- FrameNet version
- Omen (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Omen
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future_phenomenon |
Future_phenomenon is that phenomenon that is predicted to occur or have a particular quality.
This move presages a freeze on the granting of new concessions. |
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| Outcome |
The FE Outcome identifies those expressions that indicate how the Future_phenomenon is expected to turn out based on the evidence of the Predictive_phenomenon.
It all bodes well for the future. |
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| Predictive_phenomenon |
Predictive_phenomenon provides evidence for the existence or the nature of the Outcome of Future_phenomenon.
To achieve so much this year augurs well for the future. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Future_phenomenon
Outcome
Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interested_party |
Interested_party marks expressions that indicate people who are interested in the Outcome of the Future_phenomenon.
That Meisel speaks so highly of Kate bodes well for her. |
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| Place |
The location where something good or bad might occur.
The storm bodes ill for you here . |
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| Strength |
The degree to which the Predictive_phenomenon predicts the occurrence of the Future_phenomenon.
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| Time |
The Time at which the omen is occuring.
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
Circumstances describe the state of the world (at a particular time and place) which is specifically independent of the event itself and any of its participants.
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| Duration |
The length of time that the Predictive_phenomenon indicates a particular Future_phenomenon or Outcome.
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| Explanation |
The reason for which the Predictive_phenomenon is an omen for the Future_phenomenon or the Outcome.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
See_also
Lexical Units (23)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| announce.v | — | FN: signal (the arrival or occurrence) |
| augur.v | — | COD: portend (a specified outcome) |
| betoken.v | — | COD: be a warning or sign of. |
| bode.v | — | COD: be a portent of a good or bad outcome. |
| forebode.v | — | COD: act as an advance warning of (something bad) |
| foreshadow.v | — | COD: be a warning or indication of. |
| foreshadowing.n | — | FN: presenting an indication of some entity or event beforehand |
| foretell.v | — | FN: to signal a future event |
| foretoken.n | — | COD: a sign of something to come |
| foretoken.v | — | COD: be a sign of |
| harbinger.n | — | COD: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of something. |
| herald.v | — | COD: signal the imminence of |
| omen.n | — | COD: an event regarded as a portent of good or evil. |
| ominous.a | — | COD: giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen. |
| portend.v | — | COD: be a sign or warning that (something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen |
| portent.n | — | COD: a sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen |
| prefigure.v | — | COD: be an early indication or version of |
| presage.n | — | COD: an omen or portent. |
| presage.v | — | COD: be a sign or warning of (an imminent event) |
| promise.n | — | COD: an indication that something is likely to occur |
| promise.v | — | COD: give good grounds for expecting |
| promising.a | — | COD: showing great potential. |
| threaten.v | — | FN: indicate something less than desireable. |
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