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]:
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The dimension along which the ranking is defined.
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We have the HIGHEST
rate of childhood poverty of any major
country on Earth.
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Item []:
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The Item which occupies the Rank in the hierarchy.
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Our high school graduation rate is the
HIGHEST on record.
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Rank []:
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The Rank which the
Item occupies, is also the lexical unit of the sentence.
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Non-Core:
Comparison_set [com]:
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The Comparison_set is the set of entities ranked in a hierarchy.
The Item is a member of the set.
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South Carolina has the
FASTEST growing economy
in the Southeast.
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Time []:
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The time at which/period over which the
Item occupies the
Rank.
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Semantic Type: Time |
We have the FEWEST people employed in this
country since 1979.
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Frame-frame Relations:
Inherits from: Occupy_rank
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Uses:
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Subframe of:
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Has Subframe(s):
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Precedes:
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Is Preceded by:
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See also:
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Lexical Units:
biggest.a
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fastest.a
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fewest.a
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highest.a
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largest.a
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longest.a
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richest.a
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safest.a
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smallest.a
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most.adv
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worst.a
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