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Attempt_suasion [agentive]
The Speaker expresses through language his wish to get the Addressee to act in some way that will help to bring about events or states described in the Content. There is no implication that the Addressee forms an intention to act, let alone acts.
Mr Smithers always encourages the employees|Add to stay late and work harder.
Dennis Rodman advises moderation in all things. INI|Add
The Content most prototypically refers to an action that the Addressee will carry out themselves, but may (in the case of valences with a non-finite Content clause) merely refer to a situation that they have indirect influence over, as in the following
When I talked to her, I suggested that he be removed from office . DNI
Mr Smithers always encourages the employees|Add to stay late and work harder.
Dennis Rodman advises moderation in all things. INI|Add
The Content most prototypically refers to an action that the Addressee will carry out themselves, but may (in the case of valences with a non-finite Content clause) merely refer to a situation that they have indirect influence over, as in the following
When I talked to her, I suggested that he be removed from office . DNI
Properties
- ID
- #87
- Entry
- frm_attempt_suasion
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Attempt_suasion (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Attempt_suasion
Core Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Addressee |
The person that the Speaker seeks to influence to act.
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category
sentient
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— |
| Content |
The wish for action on the Addressee's part that the Speaker expresses.
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category
content
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— |
| Medium |
The written or spoken material that contains a message that potentially influences the Addressee towards the Content.
Chapter 6 admonishes readers to quit smoking. |
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| Salient_entity |
An entity which the Speaker believes should participate in the action.
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| Speaker |
The person who intends through the use of language to get another person to act.
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category
sentient
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| Topic |
What the communication is about.
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Content
Topic
CoreSet
Medium
Speaker
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE identifies the Degree to which an event occurs.
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category
degree
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— |
| Manner |
This FE identifies the Manner in which an action is performed.
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category
manner
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— |
| Means |
This FE identifies the Means by which an action is performed.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The location where the Speaker attemtps susaion on an Addressee.
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| Purpose |
The reason for which the Speaker attempts to persuade the Addressee.
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| Time |
The time at which the lobbying occurs.
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (8)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
The state of the world (independent of the event).
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| Depictive |
Depictive identifies a phrase that describes the actor of an action.
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| Explanation |
The Explanation denotes a proposition from which the main clause (headed by the target) logically follows. This often means that the Explanation causes the target's proposition, but not in all cases.
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| Frequency |
This frame element is defined as the number of times an event occurs per some unit of time. A Frequency expression answers the question how often.
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| Group |
The Group is the set of Speakers and Mediums within which the Attempt_suasion is occuring.
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| Period_of_iterations |
The length of time from when the event denoted by the target began to be repeated to when it stopped.
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| Re-encoding |
This FE presents the current frame as an integral part of a larger conceptualization expressed by another frame.
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| Role |
The role in which the Salient_entity is used to try to persuade the Addressee.
Linda recommended Juan as the new head of the department. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (4)
Inheritance
Using
Lexical Units (19)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| admonish.v | — | COD: earnestly urge or warn. |
| advice.n | — | FN: a recommended action or method. |
| advise.v | — | COD: recommend (a course of action). |
| advocate.v | — | COD: publicly recommend or support. |
| badger.v | — | COD: repeatedly and annoyingly ask (someone) to do something. |
| beg.v | — | COD: ask (someone) earnestly or humbly for something. |
| cajole.v | — | COD: persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery. |
| enjoin.v | — | FN: to urge strongly; order (someone) to do (something) |
| exhort.v | — | COD: strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something. |
| lobby.v | — | COD: seek to influence (a legislator). |
| press.v | — | COD: make strong efforts to persuade or force to do something. |
| pressure.n | — | COD: the use of persuasion, intimidation, etc. to make someone do something. |
| pressure.v | — | COD: attempt to persuade or coerce into doing something. |
| prevail.v | — | COD: persuade to do something. |
| recommend.v | — | FN: to suggest a course of action |
| suggest.v | — | FN: propose an action |
| suggestion.n | — | COD: an idea or plan put forward for consideration |
| urge.v | — | FN: strongly suggest that someone do something |
| wheedle.v | — | COD: employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something. |
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