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Duration_description [gradable]
An event or state (here termed an Eventuality) or time-Period is described in terms of the Degree to which its duration diverges from a standard. As is usual for gradable attributes, the standard of comparison is normally based on the expected duration for the type of Eventuality or Period. (In conjunction with the comparative construction, the standard may also be based upon an explicit value.)
After a lengthy discussion with the Foreign Minister, Mr. Qian Qichen, they met the Prime Minister.
The lengthy period which most party leaders have already spent in Parliament before gaining office certainly gives them time to acquire suitable skills.
After a lengthy discussion with the Foreign Minister, Mr. Qian Qichen, they met the Prime Minister.
The lengthy period which most party leaders have already spent in Parliament before gaining office certainly gives them time to acquire suitable skills.
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- Duration_description (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Duration_description
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Eventuality |
A situation, action or event whose duration is being described. The Eventuality occurs as the External Argument if the adjective is used predicatively, or as the modified noun if the adjective is used attributively: The lecture was short. We had a lengthy conversation.
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| Period |
Sometimes these adjectives describe simply a period of time, rather than an event or state. The Period almost invariably occurs as the modified noun with an attributive adjective: We waited for only a short time. Use of the drug over a lengthy period can cause memory loss.
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
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Eventuality
Period
Peripheral Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Degree |
Degree to which event occurs
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Lexical Units (17)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| abiding.a | — | FN: permanent, enduring |
| brief.a | — | COD: of short duration. |
| chronic.a | — | COD: (of an illness or problem) persisting for a long time. |
| enduring.a | — | FN: continuing, durable |
| ephemeral.a | — | COD: lasting or living for a very short time. |
| eternal.a | — | COD: lasting or existing forever. |
| extended.a | — | FN: lengthy, drawn out |
| interim.a | — | COD: provisional. |
| lasting.a | — | COD: enduring or able to endure over a long period of time. |
| lengthy.a | — | COD: of considerable or unusual duration |
| long.a | — | FN: of greater temporal duration than normal. |
| momentary.a | — | FN: continuing or occuring only briefly; fleeting |
| perpetual.a | — | COD: never ending or changing. |
| persistent.a | — | FN: prolonged |
| rapid.a | — | FN: (of events) having a short duration until completion |
| short.a | — | FN: of a brief duration |
| sustained.a | — | FN: Enduring |
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