| This frame is concerned with the likelihood of a Hypothetical_event occurring. The Hypothetical_event is its only core frame element. | |
| It is LIKELY that he'll arrive late. | |
| Notice that in the case where a noun phrase is the subject of the Support Verb, that NP is also tagged as Hypothetical_event. | |
| He is LIKELY to arrive late. | |
| Hypothetical_event [Evt] | The state of affairs or occurrence whose likelihood is assessed. | |
| Rain is fairly UNLIKELY today, I think. | ||
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| Circumstances [cir] | The Circumstances under which the Hypothetical_event is likely. | |
| A positive placebo effect is more LIKELY when both patient and physician believe that therapeutic benefit will result. | ||
| Degree [Degr] Semantic Type Degree | Degree to which event occurs | |
| Place [Place] Semantic Type Locative_relation | Where the event takes place. | |
| Reason [Reason] Semantic Type State_of_affairs | This FE expresses a reason the speaker has for making judgment about the likelihood of an event. | |
| Time [] Semantic Type Time | When the event occurs. | |
Inherits From: Gradable_attributes
Is Inherited By: Run_risk
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dudoso.a, fácil.a, imposibilidad.n, imposible.a, improbable.a, posibilidad.n, posible.a, probable.a, seguro.a
Created by josef on Wed May 23 17:12:02 CEST 2001