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Grasp [experiencer_state]
A Cognizer possesses knowledge about the workings, significance, or meaning of an idea or object, which we call Phenomenon, and is able to make predictions about the behavior or occurrence of the Phenomenon. The Phenomenon may be incorporated into the wider knowledge structure via categorization, which can be indicated by the mention of a Category. The Cognizer may possess knowledge only in part and this may be expressed in a Completeness expression. The Cognizer may also be realized as a cognitive-emotional Faculty that is conceived of as having understanding. Note that the knowledge may have been acquired either from instruction or from the Cognizer's own experimentation, observation, or mental operations.
Words in this frame are frequently used metonymically to denote the transition into the state described above.
I figured this out last week and now I|Cog really understand it|Phen.
My father failed to comprehend that his explanations were based as much upon faith as mine
The draughtsman must fully comprehend what he is drawing
Nobody seems to have explained this to her, but finally she understands DNI
I realized I had not properly understood my own needs|Phen
The mind is often unable to comprehend the significance of what it perceives.
Our sensations are in some sense to be understood in terms of a set of stimulation levels (spiking frequencies) in the appropriate sensory pathways. CNI
Words in this frame are frequently used metonymically to denote the transition into the state described above.
I figured this out last week and now I|Cog really understand it|Phen.
My father failed to comprehend that his explanations were based as much upon faith as mine
The draughtsman must fully comprehend what he is drawing
Nobody seems to have explained this to her, but finally she understands DNI
I realized I had not properly understood my own needs|Phen
The mind is often unable to comprehend the significance of what it perceives.
Our sensations are in some sense to be understood in terms of a set of stimulation levels (spiking frequencies) in the appropriate sensory pathways. CNI
Properties
- ID
- #979
- Entry
- frm_grasp
- Namespace
- Experiential.Experiencer_state
- FrameNet version
- Grasp (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Grasp
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognizer |
The sentient animate being who acquires new knowledge.
Sue grasped the essentials right away |
category
sentient
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| Faculty |
A part of a person's cognitive-emotional faculties that is said to acquire knowledge.
My heart|fac grasped that reality immediately. Man has understood something only when he has grasped it with his heart|fac |
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| Phenomenon |
A state of affairs or dynamic system whose internal make-up and working the Cognizer comes to assimilate into their knowledge structure.
You must grasp the complex relationship of all these subjects to each other|Phen |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
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Cognizer
Faculty
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Cognizer
Faculty
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category |
This frame element expresses a general type or class of which the Phenomenon is considered an instance by the Cognizer, allowing them to make predictions about the qualities, occurrence, or behavior of the Phenomenon.
Dooling argued that if an individual sentence is comprehended as part of a larger semantic unit, part of the meaning of the sentence is likely to be redundant |
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| Completeness |
The extent to which the Cognizer has incorporated the workings and significance of a Phenomenon into their knowledge structure.
To comprehend fully the distinction between task and process it is necessary to appreciate the evolutionary stages that groups go through. |
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| Evidence |
Evidence marks expressions that indicate the source of the Cognizer's knowledge.
The reason for this effect is easiest to understand from a picture|evi. |
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| Manner |
Any description of the event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably, mysteriously) and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate the relative ease of the Cognizer in acquiring new knowledge (readily, easily).
Its appeal rests on a simple logic that those inside and outside schools can readily comprehend |
category
manner
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| Reference_point |
A mental concept or domain to which the Cognizer relates their new knowledge.
Unless one posits an inherent human tendency to comprehend the world in binary terms, one has to look for more sociological explanations. |
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| Time |
This FE indicates the when the Cognizer asssimilates the new knowledge.
Yesterday the students finally grasped the meaning of the equation |
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concessive |
This FE signifies that the state of affairs expressed by the main clause (containing the target) occurs or holds, and something other than that state of affairs would be expected given the state of affairs in the concessive clause.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (14)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| apprehend.v | — | FN: understand |
| comprehend.v | — | COD: grasp mentally; understand |
| comprehensible.a | — | COD: able to be understood; intelligible |
| fathom.v | — | COD: understand (something) after much thought. |
| follow.v | — | FN: to comprehend a situation |
| get.v | — | COD: understand (an argument or the person making it) |
| grasp.n | — | COD: a person's understanding. |
| grasp.v | — | COD: comprehend fully |
| graspable.a | — | FN: comprehensible |
| incomprehensible.a | — | COD: not able to be understood |
| intelligible.a | — | COD: able to be understood. |
| see.v | — | FN: to comprehend |
| understand.v | — | FN: to perceive the nature and/or significance of an object or situation |
| unintelligible.a | — | COD: impossible to understand |
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