Frame Report

Goal is any expression that tells where the Theme ends up, or would end up, as a result of the motion. We arrived in Paris before midnight. Although always conceptually present and specific, Goal may sometimes be understood from context, rather than expressed by any separate constituent. Our visitors arrived yesterday.

Theme is the object that moves. It may be an entity that moves under its own power, but it need not be. The officer approached the house.I ducked as the baseball approached my head.

A Manner expression describes a property of motion which is not directly related to the trajectory of motion. Descriptions of speed, steadiness, grace, means of motion, and other things count as Manner expressions.The messenger entered the room clumsily.

This FE identifies the Means by which a Theme arrives.

The Mode_of_transportation expresses how the motion of the Theme is effected, by its body or by a vehicle which holds and conveys the Theme. Vehicles can move in any way and in any medium. They are usually expressed obliquely with 'in' or 'by'.

I reached Canada by car.
I reached Mexico on foot.

Path is any description of a trajectory of motion which is neither a Source nor a Goal. In this frame, Path expressions almost always have a via-sense.The officer approached the house through the bushes.

This FE identifies the Place where the arriving event occurs.

Source is any expression which implies a definite starting-point of motion. While Source expressions are possible in this frame, they are relatively infrequent. If present, they often express a general direction from which a Theme moves, rather than a landmark away from which it moves.The cat approached the bird from behind.She arrived from New York yesterday.

This FE identifies the Time when arriving occurs.

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.

Cotheme is the second moving object, expressed as a direct object or an oblique. Pat came with me down the street.
The squirrel returned with the nut.

This frame element selects some gradable attribute and modifies the expected value for it.

The Depictive is a phrase which describes the state of the Theme upon arrival. The Princess of Wales arrived smiling.

This FE marks the state of affairs reported by the Arriving Event as understood to play a role in the state of affairs of the modifier.

How often the Theme arrives at the Goal.

The New_situation are the state of the Goal when the Theme arrives.
The senator arrived to a standing ovation.

The time period within which the arrival repeats multiple times.

This FE identifies the Purpose for which the Theme arrives to the Goal.

This FE presents the current frame as an integral part of a larger conceptualization expressed by another frame. The frame expressed by the target typically corresponds to a Means action.