Containment

Definition:

Basic Image Schema: has a Container, Interior, Exterior, Boundary, and an optional Portal.
Semantic Type
Non-Lexical Frame,
Non-perspectivalized_frame

FEs:

Core:
Boundary [bou]
The finite region which is not part of the Interior or the Exterior.

Container [con]
The non-point-like entity which has a Boundary which (largely or completely) separates the Interior region from the Exterior region. It normally also has a Portal which links the Interior and Exterior regions.

Exterior [ext]
The (larger) region surrounding an object, disjoint from the Interior, outside the Boundary, and overall more distant from the Container than the Interior.

Interior [int]
The (finite) region which is inside the Boundary of the Container, disjoint from the Exterior, and overall closer or included in the Container.
Non-Core:

Portal [por]
A (relatively small) region which goes through the Boundary, connecting the Interior and Exterior of the Container.

Inherits From:
Is Inherited By:
Subframe of:
Has Subframes:
Precedes:
Is Preceded by:
Uses:
Is Used By: Containment_relation_IS
Perspective on:
Is perspectivized in: Containing, Containment_relation_IS
Is Causative of:
See Also:

Lexical Units

Created by klinton on Wed Jul 14 10:46:42 CEST 2004