Frame Variables

Frames will also have a field to specify the type of value. Types can be:

1. Class / Instance (most common) - here the value of the field is a character string of the diskPaging entry name of the class or instance.
2. Field / Table - for lower level atomic sentences, parts of the sentence may refer to a field or table in a class or instance. If this is the type of field value, the field class will hold a character string to the class or instance of the field or table
3. Constant - a numeric value

The variables, in the C structure, will be double arrays in order to store multiple targets for a frame variable. For example, if the command wants to add two or more destinations for a trip, the frame should handle it.

Frame Veriable	Description
Time	Time the event occured
Origin	Origin of the event, prep "from", "of", and "off"
Destination	Destination of the action, prep "at" and "tward"
Result	return value of cirm function
Actor, Agent	the active casual agent instigating the action, Subject
Object, Patient, Theme	object the action is performed on, direct object
ReceiveObject, recepient	receiver of the action, who was affected, indirect object, predicate noun
Attribute	predicate adj
Goal	indirect object
Source	I bought it from Fred
Instrument	thing used to assist, with a knife
Beneficiary	entity whose behalf the action is taken, I bought it for you
Location	location of the action
Co-agent	secondary or assistant active agent
Directive	target of the action
Action	verb
Difference	what was changed
Motive	why the action was performed
Trajectory, Path	selected path, prepositions "via" and "by"
Cause	What made the change
Method, Means	how the action was done, abstract instrument, "by"
Obstacle	what was the problem
Vehical	what vehical was used, prepositions "on" and "in"
FocusObject	stores the context object. For ex. if FocusObject = book, "the cover" will match the book
Experiencer	person involved in perception
At Possession, Possessor	current possessor
To Possession	final possessor
From Possession	original possessor
At Value	current value
To Value	final value
From Value	original value

More roles:

Role	POS
agent	subject in active sentences preposition by in passive sentence
theme	an object of transitive verb as subject of nonaction verb
instrument	as subject in active sentence with no agent preposition with
experiencer	an animate subject in active sentences with no agent
beneficiary	as indirect object with transitive verb preposition for
at location	preposition in, on, beyond, etc
at possession	possessive noun phrase as subject of sentence if no agent
to location	prepositions to, into
to possession	prepsoitions to indirect object with certain verb
from location	prepositions from, out of, etc
from possession	preposition from

Example sentence	roles in order
Jack ran	agent
Jack ran with a crutch	agent + instrument
Jack ran with a crutch for Susan	agent + instrument + beneficiary
Jack destroyed the car	agent + theme
Jack put the car through the wall	agent + theme + path
Jack sold Henry the car	agent + to possession + theme
Henry pushed the car from Jack's house to the junkyard	agent + theme + from location + to location
Jack is tall	theme(Jack)
Henry believes that jack is tall	experiencer (Henry) + theme
Susan owns a car	at possession + theme
I am in the closet	theme + at location
The ice melted	theme
Jack enjoyed the play	experiencer + theme
The ball rolled down the hill to the water	theme + path + to location

Frame Types

Frame Information

Like wise, the field have sex with would have the constriant of a human partner. Someone could have sex with an animal or inanimate blow-up doll, but that would be unusual. This is an example of a usual constraint.

Another frame

1. Question / order - nature of phrase
2. Object - what the phrase refers to
3. Subject - what the phrase says about the object
4. qualifiers, size, color - descriptions
5. number - all, one, both, ...
6. location - where is the object
7. action - verb
8. person - you, me, them, they, him, her
9. tense - past, present, ...

1. command (implied do)
2. cat
3. you (implied)
4. my, fat
6. grass
7. get off
8. you (implied)