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Contingency [dependency]
The answer to one open question, the Outcome, is dictated (partially or completely) by the answer to another open question, the Determinant, i.e. if the answer to the Determinant is known, the answer to the Outcome can be predicted. The Degree of predictive power and the Circumstances under which the dependency holds can also be expressed.
Economic policy is partially a function of cultural values.
Well, [that|Outcome] depends ... DNI
In Mediaeval times, status was dependent on birth.
Economic policy is partially a function of cultural values.
Well, [that|Outcome] depends ... DNI
In Mediaeval times, status was dependent on birth.
Properties
- ID
- #900
- Entry
- frm_contingency
- Namespace
- Relation.Dependency
- FrameNet version
- Contingency (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Contingency
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Determinant |
An open question that determines the Outcome.
Price, in such a case, depends only on the whim of the supplier. |
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| Outcome |
An open question that is (to some degree) predictable from the Determinant.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The amount of predictive power supplied by the Determinant with respect to the Outcome.
His decision was somewhat dependent on who won the game |
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
The conditions under which the Determinant dictates the Outcome. Oftentimes it is expressed in a fashion similar to Time and Place in other frames, but such cases are actually metonymic for the prevailing conditions of the Time and/or Place.
In London, how long it took to cross the city depended on how many state dinners were being served that night. |
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Lexical Units (14)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| depend.v | — | COD: be controlled or determined by. |
| dependence.n | — | FN: the state of being dependent |
| dependent.a | — | COD: contingent on or determined by. |
| depends.v | — | FN: (something said in the immediate discourse) depends (on) |
| determine.v | — | COD: cause to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in |
| dictate.v | — | FN: to prescribe |
| factor.n | — | COD: a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result. |
| function.n | — | COD: a variable quantity regarded as depending on another variable; a consequence |
| hang.v | — | COD: be contingent or dependent on |
| hinge.v | — | COD: depend entirely on. |
| independence.n | — | FN: freedom from outside control |
| independent.a | — | COD: free from outside control; not subject to another's authority. |
| turn.v | — | FN: depend on |
| variable.n | — | FN: an uncertain fact that something else depends on. |
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