Abounding_with

Definition:

A Location is filled or covered with the Theme. The Location is realized as the External Argument, and the Theme either as PP complement headed by with, in or of. NB: This frame does not include uses of adjectives like paved when they merely specify the Type of some location, as in "paved and unpaved roads".

The waters of the bay TEEMED with fish.

The waters of the bay were TEEMING with fish.

The road was completely COVERED in mud.

FEs:

Core:

Location [Loc]
Semantic Type
Location
Location is the object or area that the Theme fills or covers. This frame element generally occurs as the External Argument.
       The walls CRAWLED with nanite surveillance probes.
 
       The picture frame was thickly COATED with dust.
 

Theme [Thm]
Semantic Type
Physical_object
The Theme covers or fills the Location. This FE most frequently occurs in a PP Complement headed by with or in.
       The waters of the bay TEEMED with fish.
 
Non-Core:
Degree [Degr]
Semantic Type
Degree
This FE identifies the Degree of abundance with which the Theme covers or fills the Location.

Depictive [Dep]
The Depictive describes the state of the Location.
        She had a closet CRAMMED full of clothes.
 

Time []
The period of time during which the the Abounding_with event occurs.

Inherits From: Locative_relation
Is Inherited By:
Subframe of:
Has Subframes:
Precedes:
Is Preceded by:
Uses:
Is Used By: Expensiveness
Perspective on:
Is perspectivized in:
Is Causative of:
See Also: Adorning

Lexical Units

Created by infinity on Mon Jan 28 16:30:50 CET 2002