FrameNet Berkeley
Frame Report
Search the frame index by name, then open a frame to read its full report.
Searching frames
Communication_response [agentive]
This frame deals with a Speaker communicating a reply or response, a Message, to some prior communication or action, the Trigger.
The landlord has not yet replied in writing to the tenant objecting the proposed alterations.DNI
"No, I do not agree with you," responded another officer to the CEO. DNI
The landlord has not yet replied in writing to the tenant objecting the proposed alterations.DNI
"No, I do not agree with you," responded another officer to the CEO. DNI
Properties
- ID
- #42
- Entry
- frm_communication_response
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Communication_response (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
- —
- Types
- —
- Ontological type
- —
- English name
- Communication_response
Core Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addressee |
This is the person to whom the response is communicated. When expressed, this FE occurs as the direct object of a Target verb, or in a prepositional phrase introduced by "to": Sue answered Bob|Add immediately. Sue responded to Bob|Add immediately.
|
category
sentient
|
— |
| Message |
The Message is the FE that identifies the content of what the Speaker is communicating to the Addressee. It can be expressed as a direct quote or a clause."I can't help you,"|Msg Sue answered.Sue replied that she couldn't help|Msg.
|
category
message
|
— |
| Speaker |
The Speaker is the sentient entity that communicates the reply or response. It is expressed as the External Argument of predicative uses of a Target verb or as the Genitive modifier of a Target noun: Sue|Spkr responded to the objection convincingly. Sue|Spkr gave a convincing response. Sue's|Spkr response was convincing.
|
category
sentient
|
— |
| Topic |
Topic occurs quite rarely in this frame and usually only as a PP Complement of a noun Target:My boss still hasn't given me an answer about a promotion|Top.
|
— | — |
| Trigger |
The Trigger is the prior communication or action to which a response is given. It can occur as an NP Object or a PP Complement.Sue answered the question|Trig.Sue responded to the questionnaire|Trig.
|
— | — |
FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Message
Topic
Peripheral Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration |
The Duration of the communication response.
He responded for five minutes before letting anyone else get a word in. |
category
duration
|
— |
| Manner |
Manner of performing an action
|
category
manner
|
— |
| Means |
This FE identifies the Means by the Speaker achieves the communication of the response Message .
|
category
state_of_affairs
|
— |
| Medium |
As with Medium in other Communication frames, the physical entity or channel used to communicate can be expressed, usually as a PP Complement headed by "on" or "in":Sue responded to my question on the telephone.Sue replied in writing.
|
— | — |
| Place |
The location in which the Speaker makes a verbal response.
This was how Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa responded in the Assembly|pla on November 5, 2003. |
category
locative_relation
|
— |
| Purpose |
An action that the Speaker intends to accomplish by making a verbal response.
We replied so as to shut you up and possibly, just possibly prevent this from happening again|pur. |
category
state_of_affairs
|
— |
| Time |
The time interval during which the Speaker makes their verbal response.
A reminder letter was sent to all nonrespondents who had not replied after 28 days|tim. |
category
time
|
— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depictive |
Depictive phrase describing the Speaker.
Her husband responded to the police officer's query, smoldering|Depict. |
— | — |
| Internal_cause |
The response may be prompted by either some outside phenomenon or occurrence, or by an Internal_cause, the Agent's mental or emotional state. Internal_cause is expressed in a PP Complement:
Kim responded out of renewed hope|ICause. |
— | — |
Frame-Frame Relations (3)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (16)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| acknowledge.v | — | FN: to respond to communication without further information |
| answer.n | — | COD: something said, written, or done as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation. |
| answer.v | — | COD: respond with an answer. |
| come back.v | — | FN: retort |
| comeback.n | — | COD: a quick reply to a critical remark. |
| counter.v | — | COD: speak or act in opposition or response to. |
| reaction.n | — | FN: Verbal response |
| rejoin.v | — | COD: say in reply; retort. |
| rejoinder.n | — | COD: a sharp or witty reply |
| reply.n | — | COD: a spoken or written response to something spoken or written |
| reply.v | — | COD: say or write something in response to something said or written |
| respond.v | — | FN: say something in reply or as a reaction. |
| response.n | — | COD: an instance of responding; an answer or reaction. |
| retort.n | — | COD: a sharp, angry, or witty reply. |
| retort.v | — | COD: say something sharp, angry, or witty in answer to a remark or accusation |
| riposte.n | — | FN: reply quickly or cleverly |
None.
None.
No visual units
This frame has no visual-unit images.