Université de Montréal - Thèse sous forme numérique

XIXFrame and definition Core Frame Elements Lexical Units Frame relationsan Incident by means of inquiry.The police are INVESTIGATING the bank'sreported loss of several thousand dollars fromtheir downtown branch's top security vault.Investigator [Inv]Semantic Type SentientThe Investigator is the person or agency thatinvestigates a person of a crime.Committing_crimeUses: SeekingIs Used By: SuspicionAuthorites are INVESTIGATING severalmurders.Criminal_processA Suspect is arrested by an Authority on certainCharges, then is arraigned as a Defendant. If atany time the Defendant pleads guilty, then theDefendant is sentenced, otherwise theDefendant first goes to trial. If the Verdict afterthe trial is guilty, then the Defendant issentenced. In the end, the Defendant is eitherreleased or is given a Sentence by a Judge at thesentencing. The core roles in this frame includeJury, Judge, Defendent, District Attorney,Defense Attorney, an Authority such as thepolice/sheriff. Non-core roels include Witness,Accomplice and Victim.Semantic Type Non-Lexical FrameEvidenceThe Support, a phenomenon or fact, lendssupport to a claim or proposed course of action,the Proposition, where theSuspect [Sus]Semantic Type GoalThis FE denotes the Suspect that is investigatedby the Investigator.The police are INVESTIGATING Dr. Phil.Charges [Chrg]This FE identifies the Charges brought againstthe Defendant.Court [Crt]This FE identifies the court involved in a trial.Defendant [Dfnd]The Defendant is charged with an offense.Defense [Dfns]The Defense represents the interests of theDefendant.Judge [Judge]The Judge heads the court where arraignmentoccurs and the case is tried.Proposition [Prp]This is a belief, claim, or proposed course ofaction to which the Support lends validity.Normally it is expressed as a Finite ClauseComplement:argue.v, argument.n, attest.v,confirm.v, contradict.v,corroborate.v,credence_((lend)).n,demonstrate.v, disprove.v,Subframe of: Crime_scenarioHas Subframes: Arraignment,Arrest, Sentencing, TrialIs Preceded by:Criminal_investigationUses:Is Used By: AppealIs Used By:Explaining_the_facts, Sign