Frame Report

All the verbs in this frame express some change of location, away from one place and to another. Any constituent that expresses the initial position of the Theme, before the change of location, is tagged with Source. Often the Source is understood from context. The woman left. DNI The woman left the house.We departed from New York on Friday.

This is the object which moves. It may be an entity which moves under its own power, but it need not be. The officer left the house.

The distance that the Theme has traveled. He withdrew a little from her.

This FE labels any expression which tells where the Theme ends up, or would end up, as a result of departing from the Source. Our visitors left for Los Angeles.

Any expression which describes a property of motion which is not directly related to the trajectory of motion expresses the frame element Manner. Descriptions of steadiness, grace, and many other things count as Manner expressions, though Speed and Means should be tagged using the more specific FE labels. The messenger left the room clumsily.

The action of the Theme which results in its departure. He retreated from his opponent by taking a quick leap backwards.

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.

In this frame, Mode_of_transportation is often expressed obliquely in a prepositional phrase headed by 'in' or 'by'.

We set out by boat for Nova Scotia.Wilbur departed on foot for London.

Any description of the trajectory of the departure which is neither a Source nor a Goal expresses the frame element Path. In this frame, Path expressions almost always have a sense meaning 'via'.
Spiderman left through the window.

The Place is the location in which the departing takes place.

This FE identifies the Purpose for which the Theme departs from the Source.

This frame element labels words or phrases that describe how quickly the Theme is moving. He quickly exited the crowded terminal.

The Time at which the departure takes place.We left in the morning.

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.

This FE denotes an event that occurs or state of affairs that holds at a time that includes the time during which the event or state of affairs reported by the target occurs and of which it is taken to be a part.

The Cotheme is the second moving object, expressed as a prepositional phrase generally headed by 'with' or 'along with'.
He left along with John.

Depictive identifies a phrase which describes the Theme at the time of departing.

The length of time that the Theme stays away from the Source location.

This FE describes of the state of affairs denoted by the Departing event as role fillers in other frames; the state of affairs reported Departing event is understood to play a role in the state of affairs of the modifier.

The Explanation is the motivation or explanation for why the Theme departs.

The Frequency is the rate at which each Theme departs.

The frame element Iterations is used for expressions that indicate the number of times an event or state (of the kind denoted by the target in its clause) has taken place or held.

The Journey is the trip or expedition on which the Theme embarks. Mr. Burns departed on a hunting expedition.

This FE presents the current frame as an integral part of a larger conceptualization expressed by another frame.