| A stretch of linguistic discourse or a Text that a Communicator produces has a Topic that it is about. | |
| Chapter 5 DISCUSSES the issue of transsubstantiation. | |
| Smither's essay is ABOUT plane spotting. | |
| Ostrovsky ADDRESSES monetary policy in Chapter 5. | |
| This book is mostly ABOUT particle physics. | |
| Communicator [Communicator] Semantic Type Sentient | The Communicator is the person who has produced a Text on a Topic. | |
| In his book, Smithers DISCUSSES cotton production. | ||
| Text [Text] | A set of propositions that is coherent in being about a Topic | |
| Sue bought a book ABOUT Pennsylvania | ||
| Topic [Topic] | The Topic is what a Text is about. | |
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| Degree [Degree] Semantic Type Degree | This Frame Element marks expressions that indicate to which Degree the Text is about the Topic | |
| The article is mostly ABOUT yoga techniques | ||
| Explanation [] | The reason for which the Text or Communicator presents the Topic. | |
| Manner [Manner] Semantic Type Manner | This FE marks expressions in which Manner the Topic is treated. | |
| The book carefully DISCUSSES the events leading up to the war | ||
| Status [Status] | The Frame Element Status is used for expressions that indicate the relative importance of a Topic with respect to the other topics that a Text is about. | |
| The book is mainly ABOUT 19th century sewage systems | ||
| A peripheral TOPIC of Chapter 3 is Appalachian coal-mining. | ||
| Time [] | The time at which the Communicator produces Text on a Topic. | |
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Created by josef on Tue Jul 09 17:22:34 CEST 2002