Part_piece

Definition:

This frame is concerned with transparent nouns denoting a Piece of a Substance. Also present is Piece_prop which is a property of the Piece, e.g. relating to its size.

Kim ate a tiny MORSEL of cake
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FEs:

Core:
Piece [Piece]
A Piece made of a substance.
       Sergey had a few MORSELS of bread for breakfast.
  The specific whole entity from which the Piece comes is not specified. Thus, the following sentence is not in frame: A piece of the TV fell of the floor.

Substance [Substance]
The Substance is what the Piece is made of and may describe the type of larger whole from which it came.
       Sue ate a big PIECE of cake.
 
Non-Core:

Piece_prop []
A property relating to the Piece.
       Sue had a big PIECE of cake.
 

Inherits From: Being_included
Is Inherited By: Part_whole
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Uses:
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Perspective on: Wholes_and_parts
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Lexical Units

Created by josef on Wed Jun 27 08:02:45 CEST 2001