Occupy_rank_via_superlatives

Definition:

This frame is about Items in the state of occupying a certain Rank specified by a superlative within a hierarchy.

         Ralph Hall is the OLDEST member in Congress ever.

FEs:

Core:

Dimension [dim]: The dimension along which the ranking is defined.
         We have the HIGHEST rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth.
Item []: The Item which occupies the Rank in the hierarchy.
         Our high school graduation rate is the HIGHEST on record.
Rank []: The Rank which the Item occupies, is also the lexical unit of the sentence.

Non-Core:

Comparison_set [com]: The Comparison_set is the set of entities ranked in a hierarchy. The Item is a member of the set.
         South Carolina has the FASTEST growing economy in the Southeast.
Time []: The time at which/period over which the Item occupies the Rank.
Semantic Type: Time          We have the FEWEST people employed in this country since 1979.

Frame-frame Relations:

Inherits from: Occupy_rank
Is Inherited by:
Perspective on:
Is Perspectivized in:
Uses:
Is Used by:
Subframe of:
Has Subframe(s):
Precedes:
Is Preceded by:
Is Inchoative of:
Is Causative of:
See also:

Lexical Units:

biggest.a
fastest.a
fewest.a
highest.a
largest.a
longest.a
richest.a
safest.a
smallest.a
most.adv
worst.a