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Expansion [change]
An Item changes its physical size. The Size_change of an Item may be explicitly indicated or characterized in terms of Initial_size and/or Result_size. In the default case, expansion is along all dimensions, but sometimes the Dimension of expansion is incorporated or made explicit.
This frame does not specify whether the Item gains mass or substance along with the change in size, and thus includes words that specify an increase in substance (grow.v) along with those that deny an increase in substance (stretch.v) and those that are unspecified (expand.v).
The pile of leaves had shrunk by about half after the first haul.
The jeans stretched a little.
This frame does not specify whether the Item gains mass or substance along with the change in size, and thus includes words that specify an increase in substance (grow.v) along with those that deny an increase in substance (stretch.v) and those that are unspecified (expand.v).
The pile of leaves had shrunk by about half after the first haul.
The jeans stretched a little.
Properties
- ID
- #725
- Entry
- frm_expansion
- Namespace
- Eventive.Change
- FrameNet version
- Expansion (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Expansion
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item |
This FE identifies the Item whose size changes.
Joan's new sweater shrank to a size that might fit a doll. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (13)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-variable |
Co_variable is the quantity that varies commensurately with the size of the Item, usually construed to be causally linked to the size.
The snake's belly expanded with each mouse it ate|Co_variable. |
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| Degree |
This FE identifies the Degree to which the expansion occurs.
Joan's new sweater had shrunk completely|Deg. |
category
degree
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| Dimension |
Change of size may be limited to or described in terms of a single Dimension.
The wall grew in height|Dim. The piglet had grown 6 inches in length|Dim. |
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| Duration |
This FE identifies the Duration of time that the expansion takes.
The piglet had grown 6 inches over two months|Dur. |
category
duration
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| Goal |
Where the Iteam ends up due to Expansion.
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| Group |
This FE identifies the Group in which an Item changes size.
Tails lengthened 10% among rats more than 3 days old. |
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| Initial_size |
Initial_size is used for the size of the Item before any change occurs. It is rarely expressed without Result_size also being explicit. Initial_size generally occurs in a PP-from Complement.
The glacier shrank from 1km square to 400 square meters. |
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| Manner |
This FE is used for any description of the Manner of the expansion including force (hard, softly), secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way).
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category
manner
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| Path |
Path is used for any expression that gives information about points on the scale of size that the Item traverses between the starting and ending point of its movement.
The muscle tissue contracts down to less than half its original length. |
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| Rate |
This FE identifies the Rate of change of the value.
The balloon inflates about 2 cubic cm a minute. |
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| Result_size |
Result_size is the size that the Item has after the event. It is typically expressed in a PP Complement headed by to.
The trees grow to 25 feet. |
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| Size_change |
This FE identifies the Size_change of an Item.
A 2-3cm expansion in width is required. |
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| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when the expansion occurs.
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category
time
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Causative
Using
Lexical Units (16)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| contract.v | — | COD: decrease in size, number, or range. |
| contraction.n | — | FN: the process of an entity becoming smaller. |
| dilate.v | — | FN: become wider, larger, or more open. |
| enlarge.v | — | FN: become larger. |
| enlargement.n | — | COD: the action or state of enlarging or being enlarged. |
| expand.v | — | FN: to become larger in any dimension |
| expansion.n | — | FN: the act of growing larger |
| explosive.a | — | COD: (of an increase) sudden and dramatic. |
| extension.n | — | FN: a change in size of an entity particularly in a particular direction. |
| grow.v | — | FN: increase in size |
| inflate.v | — | FN: expand because of being filled with air or gas |
| lengthen.v | — | FN: increase in size lengthwise |
| shrink.v | — | COD: become or make smaller in size or amount; contract |
| spread.v | — | FN: Expansion without loss of initial area. |
| stretch.v | — | COD: be made or be able to be made longer or wider without tearing or breaking. |
| swell.v | — | COD: become larger or rounder in size, especially as a result of an accumulation of fluid. |
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