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Deny_or_grant_permission [agentive]
In this frame, an Authority allows a Protagonist to know (in some way) that they may or may not engage in an Action. For lexical units of this frame marked with the semantic type "Negative", e.g., authorize.v, the Authority has the power to tell the Protagonist not to do something, but does not do so. It is assumed that if the Protagonist engages in the Action without permission, then the Authority will punish the Protagonist in some way, at least with disapproval; if the Authority grants permission, however, the Authority is agreeing not to impose a punishment on the Protagonist for performing the Action.
The police officer forbid me from turning around .
My mother okayed me to go to the movies with Simon .
The teacher gave the children permission to eat their lunch outside.
The Church had sanctioned for recital after Mass a special prayer to St. Michael.
The police officer forbid me from turning around .
My mother okayed me to go to the movies with Simon .
The teacher gave the children permission to eat their lunch outside.
The Church had sanctioned for recital after Mass a special prayer to St. Michael.
Properties
- ID
- #520
- Entry
- frm_deny_or_grant_permission
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Deny_or_grant_permission (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Deny_or_grant_permission
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Action |
The Action is what the Protagonist seeks to do, but is ordered not to.
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| Authority |
The Authority orders the Protagonist to not engage in a particular Action.
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| Protagonist |
The Protagonist wants to engage in an Action, but is ordered not to by the Authority.
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category
sentient
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Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Means |
The action performed by an Authority that brings about the Denying or Granting Permission.
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| Place |
The Place is where the denial of permission occurs.
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category
locative_relation
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| Time |
The Time is when the denying of permission occurs.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (10)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allowed_category |
A category that the Action fits into, which dictates the Action's being permitted (in accord with some implicit Principle.)
The transfer was sanctioned as a "necessary precaution". |
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| 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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| Degree |
This frame element selects some gradable attribute and modifies the expected value for it.
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| Depictive |
A description of the Authority or the Protagonist while they are involved in the action.
He granted permission fully aware of her crime . |
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| Event_description |
In general, this FE is used for phrases that describe the clause of the target as a whole. There are two somewhat distinct subgroups of sentence modifiers that cover this function.
First, it applies to appraisals of the event, typically a judgment of its expectedness. The notion of appraisal requires a factive portrayal of the event. The second subgroup consists of any descriptions of the state of affairs denoted by the target as role fillers in other frames. The state of affairs reported by the target is understood to play a role in the state of affairs of the modifier. What that role is depends only on the predicate heading the modifier phrase. |
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| Explanation |
This FE denotes a proposition from which the main clause (headed by the target) logically follows.
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| Frequency |
How often the event occurs.
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| Manner |
A holistic description of the event (the same way), or a description of the Authority that also affects the overall event (carefully).
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| Period_of_iterations |
The length of time from when the event denoted by the target began to be repeated to when it stopped.
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| Purpose |
The Purpose is what the Authority hopes to accomplish by denying permission.
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category
state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Metaphorical_projection
Using
Lexical Units (22)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| approval.n | — | COD: the action of approving of something. |
| approve.v | — | COD: officially accept as satisfactory. |
| authorize.v | — | FN: grant clearance for something to occur |
| clear.v | — | FN: to allow by deeming fit |
| disallow.v | — | FN: to refuse to allow; reject |
| forbid.v | — | COD: order not to do. |
| greenlight.v | — | COD: give permission to go ahead with. |
| leave.n | — | COD: permission |
| mandate.n | — | FN: authorization to carry out a policy, usually granted by an organization or by the electorate in an election, e.g. a U.N. mandate, re-election with a mandate to improve public schools. |
| okay.v | — | COD: give approval to |
| outlaw.v | — | FN: to make illegal to do something. |
| permission.n | — | COD: authorization |
| permit.v | — | COD: give permission to (someone) or for (something). |
| prohibit.v | — | FN: to forbid by authority |
| prohibition.n | — | FN: statement or situation that indicates that (someone) does not allow (something). |
| restrict.v | — | COD: deprive of freedom of movement or action. |
| sanction.v | — | FN: give permission |
| suffer.v | — | FN: (dated) allow (something unpleasant). |
| the go ahead.n | — | FN: (with give, have, etc.) permission. |
| the go-ahead.n | — | FN: (with give, have, etc.) permission. |
| the green light.n | — | FN: permission with approval |
| the okay.n | — | FN: (with give, have, etc.) permission. |
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