Becoming

Definition:

An Entity ends up in a Final_state or Final_category which it was not in before.

Why I BECAME an Emacs user

I Left The Ministry And BECAME An Atheist

Surprisingly, various veteran organizations also TURNED vehemently antiwar.

Over the years she BECAME very much a part of the Sturtevant family.

FEs:

Core:

Entity [ent]
The Entity which undergoes a change, ending up in the Final_state or Final_category.
       I GROW impatient with your insolence.
 

Final_category [finc]
The category that the Entity ends up in after the event.
       He never could understand how she ENDED UP an evangelist.
 

Final_state [fins]
The state of the Entity after the event.
       Everything 's GOING wrong!
 
Non-Core:
Cause [cau]
Any eventuality or entity which brings about the change of the Entity.
       Smithers BECAME tired from all the work he'd been doing.
 

Circumstances [cir]
This FE marks the set of conditions under which the Entity enters the Final_state or Final_category

Duration_of_final_state [dur]
Semantic Type
Duration
For how long the Entity remains in the Final_state or Final_category.
       He BECAME for the next three years the prophetic voice of the Salvadoran people until his assassination on March 24, 1980
 

Explanation [exp]
The Explanation for the occurance of the Becoming event.

Initial_category []
This FE describes the category of the Entity before becoming occurs.

Initial_state []
This FE describes the state of the Entity before becoming occurs.

Manner [man]
Semantic Type
Manner
Any description of the event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably, mysteriously), secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). In cases where the Entity is intentional, Manner may indicate salient characteristics of an intentional Entity that also affect the event (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
       The majority slowly BECAME more and more disenchanted with him.
 

Place [Place]
Semantic Type
Locative_relation
Where the change takes place.

Reason [rea]
Semantic Type
State_of_affairs
A state of affairs that an intentional Entity is responding to by changing.

Time [tim]
Semantic Type
Time
When the change occurs.
       By 1945 he had BECOME uncertain of the advisability of anyone having such a weapon.
 

Transitional_period [trp]
The period during which the Entity is in transition.
       Over the last 5 years, I've BECOME sick and tired of your tomfoolery.
 

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Lexical Units

convertirse.v, ponerse.v, volverse.v

Created by josef on Thu Apr 08 17:22:34 CEST 2004