| An Importer receives Goods from an Exporting_area, across a boundary or border to a different area, the Importing_area. The Path along which the Goods pass may also be indicated. | |
| The U.S. IMPORTED some wheat in the period, although it exported about ten times as much. | |
| We IMPORT most of the Tahitian seashells through Japan. | |
| IMPORTATION of wildlife has gotten more difficult. INI INI INI | |
| Exporting_area [Src] | The place where the Goods are initially, before the being moved. | |
| Goods [Goods] | The items of value whose location is changing. | |
| Importer [Agt] Semantic Type Sentient | The conscious entity, generally a person, that brings the Goods into the Importing_area. | |
| Importing_area [Goal] | The FE Importing_area is the place that the Goods end up as a result of motion. | |
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| Depictive [Dep] | This FE identifies the state of a participant during the action | |
| Kazakhstan IMPORTED the petroleum, unaware of its own reserves. | ||
| Manner [Mnr] Semantic Type Manner | Any description of the event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of an Importer that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully). | |
| Means [Mns] Semantic Type State_of_affairs | An intentional action performed by the Importer that accomplishes the action indicated by the target. | |
| Path [Path] | Path identifies the location of the Goods during transit, i.e. after leaving the Exporting_area and before reaching the Importing_area. | |
| Purpose [Purp] Semantic Type State_of_affairs | This FE identifies the purpose for which the Importer moves the Goods. | |
| Some department stores IMPORT expensive items to please their higher-paying customers. | ||
| Reason [Reason] Semantic Type State_of_affairs | A state of affairs that explains the Importer's importation of the Goods. | |
| Time [Time] Semantic Type Time | This FE identifies the time when the Importer moves the Goods. | |
| Vehicle [Veh] | A mobile entity directed by the Importer that holds the Goods and moves them along from the Exporting_area to the Importing_area. | |
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importación.n, importar.v
Created by infinity on Fri Jul 15 16:42:46 CEST 2005