Frame Report

The class of entities with characteristics that match those of the Item according to the portrayal of the Speaker.

The entity that the Speaker portrays as belonging to a Category.

The piece of text in which a Speaker communicates their categorization of the Item.

However, "A Brief History of Medicine" characterizes influenza as the most deadly plague, overall.

The individual that communicates the message concerning the Category of an Item.

The characteristics of an Item that fit the defining characteristics of a Category, and thus serve as the basis of the Speakers characterization of the Item .

Any description of the event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably, mysteriously), secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of a Speaker that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).

An action taken by the Speaker through which they communicate that the Item fits into a particular Category.

The location at which the Speaker characterizes the Item

The point in time at which the Speaker makes a characterization of the Item.

The Circumstances under which the categorization is made.

Duration denotes the length of time from the beginning of a continuous situation (the one denoted by the target) to its end. In many cases, the continuous situation is a dynamic action which is ongoing, while in others it is simply an undifferentiated state.