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Change_posture [agentive]
A Protagonist changes the overall position and posture of the body.
Smithers leaned forward to grab the folder on the far side.
Smithers leaned forward to grab the folder on the far side.
Properties
- ID
- #770
- Entry
- frm_change_posture
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Change_posture (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Change_posture
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protagonist |
The individual whose posture changes.
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category
sentient
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Peripheral Frame Elements (10)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direction |
This FE is used for expressions that indicate a line from the deitic center towards a reference point (which may be implicit) that is neither the Goal of the posture change nor a landmark along the way of the moving part of the body. Often Direction is defined with reference to the canonical orientation of the Protagonist, or the orientation imposed by an implicit observer.
Smithers leaned forward to grab the folder on the far side. |
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| Distance |
This FE is used for expressions that indicate the extent to which the body (part) moves during the change of posture.
Bend back as far as you can |
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| Goal |
This FE is used for any expressions that indicate the endpoint of the posture change. Often this is the place that provides support for the posture.
John leaned against the wall and closed his eyes |
category
goal
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| Location |
The place or setting in which the Protagonist's change of posture takes place.
The supplicant sat down outside the office and waited for the mayor. |
category
location
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| Manner |
Any description of the change in posture which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). In addition, it may indicate salient characteristics of a Protagonist that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
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category
manner
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| Means |
An action of the Protagonist whereby they achieve the change of posture.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Path |
Path is used for expressions that indicate the trajectory of motion without referring to the Source or the Goal of motion.
She leaned through the service door Tim Thomas leaned forwards |
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| Purpose |
The Purpose for which a Protagonist assumes a posture.
Sunil bent down to pick up the newspaper |
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state_of_affairs
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| Source |
Source is used for expressions that indicate the starting point of the change of posture.
Charles stood up from his armchair |
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source
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| Time |
The Time at which the Protagonist changes posture.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depictive |
The Protagonist's state throughout the time they are changing posture.
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| Point_of_contact |
The part of the body that provides support to the Protagonist in holding the posture.
Smithers crouched down on his haunces |
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| Result |
The final state of the Protagonist after the change of posture.
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
Causative
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (25)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| bend.v | — | FN: to cause one's body to fold, usually at the waist or the knees |
| crouch down.v | — | FN: assume from a standing position a posture where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down |
| crouch.v | — | FN: to cause one's body to adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down. |
| drop.v | — | COD: sink to or towards the ground. |
| huddle.v | — | COD: curl one's body into a small space. |
| hunch up.v | — | FN: assume a posture of sitting or standing with one's shoulders raised and the top of one's body bent forward |
| hunch.v | — | FN: to move into a position in which one's shoulders and the top of one's body are bent forward |
| kneel down.v | — | FN: fall or come to rest on one's knees |
| kneel up.v | — | FN: get on one's knees from a sitting or lying position |
| kneel.v | — | COD: fall or rest on a knee or the knees. |
| lean.v | — | COD: be in or move into a sloping position. |
| lie down.v | — | FN: assume a horizontal position on a supporting surface |
| lie.v | — | FN: to move into a horizontal position on a supporting surface |
| rise.v | — | COD: get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling |
| sit down.v | — | FN: assume a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet or back |
| sit up.v | — | COD: move from a lying or slouching to a sitting position |
| sit.v | — | FN: to move into a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright. |
| slouch.v | — | COD: stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way. |
| sprawl out.v | — | FN: lie, or fall down with arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way |
| sprawl.v | — | COD: sit, lie, or fall with one's limbs spread out in an ungainly way. |
| squat down.v | — | COD: crouch or sit with the knees bent and the heels close to or touching the buttocks or thighs |
| squat.v | — | FN: to move into a position low to the ground in which one's knees are bent and the heels close to or touching the buttocks or thighs. |
| stand up.v | — | FN: assume a standing position, typically from lying or sitting |
| stand.v | — | FN: rise to an upright position on one's feet. |
| stoop.v | — | FN: to be in a position in which one's body is bent forward and downward |
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