Université de Montréal - Thèse sous forme numérique

XVIIIFrame and definition Core Frame Elements Lexical Units Frame relationsWe 'd like to CROSS-EXAMINE the witness ifwe can.Crime_scenarioA (putative) Crime is committed and comes tothe attention of the Authorities. In response,there is a Criminal_investigation and (often)Arrest and criminal court proceedings. TheInvestigation, Arrest, and other parts of theCriminal_Process are pursued in order to find aSuspect (who then may enter theCriminal_process to become the Defendant)and determine if this Suspect matches thePerpetrator of the Crime, and also to determineif the Charges match the Crime. If the Suspectis deemed to have committed the Crime, thenthey are generally given some punishmentcommensurate with the Charges.Semantic Type Non-Lexical FrameWitness [Wit]Semantic Type SentientA person who is present in a courtroom in orderto give some form of evidence, has been swornin, and is being examined by a Questioner.You have leave to EXAMINE the witness.Authorities []The group which is responsible for themaintenance of law and order, and as such havebeen given the power to investigate Crimes, findSuspects and determine if a Suspect should besubmitted to the Criminal_process.Charge []A description of a type of act that is notpermissable according to the law of society.Crime []An act, generally intentional, that matches thedescription that belongs to an official Charge.Perpetrator []Semantic Type SentientThe individual that commits a Crime.Uses: QuestioningHas Subframes:Committing_crime,Criminal_investigation,Criminal_processCriminal_investigationThis frame describes the process that involvesthe determination by an authority, theInvestigator, of the circumstances surroundingSuspect []The individual which is under suspicion ofhaving committed the Crime.Incident [Inc]The Investigator attempts to determine the exactcircumstances surrounding the Incident, whichis typically a criminal act (murder, robbery) orthe result of such an act (death, loss of money).clue.n, inquire.v, inquiry.n,investigate.v, investigation.n,lead.n, probe.n, probe.v, underinvestigation.prepSubframe of: Crime_scenarioPrecedes: Criminal_processIs Preceded by: