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frame semantics

theory of linguistic meaning developed by Charles J. Fillmore, relating linguistic semantics to encyclopedic knowledge; posits that one cannot understand the meaning of a word without access to all the essential knowledge relating to that word
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frame semantics

Summary

frame semantics is a theory[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • frame semantics's instance of is recorded as theory[3].
  • frame semantics's developer is recorded as Charles J. Fillmore[4].
  • frame semantics is a type of semantics[5].
  • frame semantics's described by source is recorded as Frame Semantics for Text Understanding[6].
  • frame semantics's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Frame Semantics'}[7].
  • frame semantics's name is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sémantika rámců'}[8].

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Definition and Type

frame semantics's instance of is recorded as theory[3]. It is a type of semantics[5].

Why It Matters

frame semantics has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . framenet.icsi.berkeley.edu. framenet.icsi.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . nltk.org. nltk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . dspace.cuni.cz. dspace.cuni.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1vk0hX
    Instance of → theory
    Developer → —
    Developer → Charles J. Fillmore
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