Frame Report

Appraisal is the positive or negative judgement given to the Phenomenon.Kim's hair feels nice.That trumpet sounds dreadful.

Characterization is the subjective description (of the Perceiver_passive ) of the Phenomenon.Kim's new furniture looks sort of bluish|Char.The violins sounded as if they were in pain|Char.The city smelled like rotting sewage|Char.

Inference expresses some property of the Phenomenon that is not a direct feature of the particular sensory modality (if any), but rather is based on perception within that modality.Pat sounds devastated by the bad news. Inference may superficially look like Appraisal, as in: That idea sounds dreadful. However, it is not the perception of the "sound" of the idea that is "dreadful", it is the idea itself that is inferred to be dreadful based on what was heard. It looks like Johanna is going to the ball without me|Infer. Note the dummy-it as subject in this sense of "look" and that "appears that" could replace "looks like". Here, it is _inferrable_ that Johanna will go to the ball without the speaker.

The Phenomenon is typically the External Argument of the verbs in this frame.The soup tasted very salty.

Body_part expressions are not common in this frame, but may occur with the verb "feel" (the only verb in this frame that does not lexically encode the Body_part involved in perception) or occasionally (and redundantly) with other verbs.The fabric felt soft on my skin.The music sounded beautiful to my ears.

The extent to which a Phenomenon gives the impression that a certain Characterization or Inference holds.

John looks like his father a bit.

Ground is the perceptual background against which the Phenomenon is experienced (or not experienced) by the Perceiver_passive.The painting looks great against the new wallpaper.

This frame element, usually expressed in a PP, is used for all path-like expressions, except those indicating the Location_of_perceiver (see above), that describe how the Perceiver_passive's attention is directed during the act of perception.
His voice sounded muffled through the wall.

The Perceiver_passive experiences some perception without necessarily intending to, but makes a judgment about the Phenomenon. The Perceiver_passive generally occurs in a PP Complement.The milk smells bad to me.

The physical or abstract Circumstances that determine the appearance of the Phenomenon.

The people I work with seem to either hate their jobs, or like them, depending on my mood|cir.

How often the Phenomenon has the Appraisal, Characterization, or Phenomenon.

Location_of_protagonist identifies the position of the Perceiver_passive during the act of perception. Typically it is expressed in a PP-from.The house looks deceptively small from the outside.

This FE identifies expressions that predicate something of the Phenomenon, providing some information about its State while the Perceiver_passive experiences it.Pat looks great dressed in red.The meat tastes delicious seasoned with garlic.