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Position_on_a_scale [gradable]
This frame contains words that describe an Item's static position on a scale with respect to some property Variable.
Dried fruits are especially high in fibre, as are pulses.
Despite the fact that the local land was [rich|target] in silver, by 1865 most of the mining traffic through Las Vegas was of propectors headed to California or Northern Nevada in search of gold.
Dried fruits are especially high in fibre, as are pulses.
Despite the fact that the local land was [rich|target] in silver, by 1865 most of the mining traffic through Las Vegas was of propectors headed to California or Northern Nevada in search of gold.
Properties
- ID
- #95
- Entry
- frm_position_on_a_scale
- Namespace
- Attribute.Gradable
- FrameNet version
- Position_on_a_scale (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Position_on_a_scale
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item |
Item identifies the entity whose scalar property is specified.
Bacon is high in fat. |
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| Variable |
Variable is the scalar property that the Item possesses.
Soda is high in sugar. |
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Core Unexpressed Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value |
The Value is the position or range of positions on the scale that the Item occupies. This is normally implicit in the LU.
This car is [high|Value] in price. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE identifies the Degree to which the scalar property of an Item holds with respect to some Variable.
Bacon is very high in fat. |
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| Domain |
Domain describes the set of Items for which the Variable 's position is determined. Interest rates are high in West Germany.
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Frame-Frame Relations (8)
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Lexical Units (10)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| advanced.a | — | COD: complex; not elementary. |
| deficient.a | — | COD: insufficient or inadequate. |
| high.a | — | COD: great in amount, value, size, or intensity. |
| lacking.a | — | COD: absent or deficient. |
| low.a | — | COD: below average in amount, extent, or intensity |
| medium.a | — | COD: between two extremes; average. |
| moderate.a | — | FN:At roughly a middle position on a scale; medium. |
| poor.a | — | FN: having a low or insufficient amount (of something) |
| rich.a | — | COD: having (something) in large amounts. |
| through the roof.adv | — | FN: (of a quantity) extremely high, especially compared to former values. |
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