| An Agent (the punisher or rewarder) performs a Response_action on an Evaluee for a Reason, the Evaluee's actions or beliefs. Means and Instrument may also be indicated. The goal of the punishment/reward is to discourage/encourage the actions or beliefs. Words in this frame presuppose that a judgment of the Evaluee has occurred and that the Evaluee is (or becomes) aware of the judgment. This judgment was performed by a cognizer which is either the same as the Agent, or, minimally, a representative of the same institution. | |
| His PUNISHMENT of the prisoners was too harsh. | |
| Her PUNISHMENT was too harsh. | |
| The PENALTY for this crime is death. | |
| I believe that this behaviour should be subject to DISCIPLINARY action. | |
| Agent [Agt] Semantic Type Sentient | The Agent is the person doing the rewarding or punishing. | |
| Jake's REWARDS to his best workers were very generous. | ||
| Evaluee [Eval] | Evaluee is the person or thing about whom/which a judgment has made and to whom reward/punishment is dealt. With verbs, the Evaluee is typically expressed as Object. | |
| The boss REWARDED you for your diligence. | ||
| Reason [Reas] Semantic Type State_of_affairs | Typically, there is a constituent expressing the Reason for theAgent's judgment. It is usually a 'for'-PP, e.g. | |
| I PUNISHED him for his impudence. | ||
| Response_action [Action] | The reward or punishment given to the Evaluee by the Agent. | |
| If a person be guilty of impiety let him be PUNISHED with death. | ||
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| Degree [Degr] Semantic Type Degree | Degree of reward or punishment. | |
| Depictive [Depict] | Depictive phrase describing the Agent of the reward or punishment. | |
| Instrument [Ins] Semantic Type Physical_entity | The Instrument with which the reward or punishment is carried out. | |
| Manner [Manr] Semantic Type Manner | Manner of performing the reward or punishment. | |
| Means [Mns] Semantic Type State_of_affairs | The action that is taken that results in punishement/reward. | |
| His parents DISCIPLINED him by taking away his toys. | ||
| The Bar Association REWARDED her by hosting a lunch in her honor. | ||
| Place [Place] Semantic Type Locative_relation | Where the event takes place. | |
| Purpose [Purp] Semantic Type State_of_affairs | The Purpose of the reward or punishment. | |
| Result [Result] | Result of the reward or punishment. | |
| Time [Time] Semantic Type Time | When the event occurs. | |
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Is Inherited By: Execution, Fining
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Created by infinity on Mon Aug 27 13:49:08 CEST 2001