<def-root>An <fen>Agent</fen> has an <fen>Attribute</fen> which can take different <fen>Value</fen>s, and the <fen>Agent</fen> selects and then begins to use some <fen>Value</fen> for that <fen>Attribute</fen>. The <fen>Attribute</fen> includes both physical (shape, color) and abstract (belief, practice) types. For some LUs in this frame, it is common for only the <fen>Value</fen> to be expressed, with the <fen>Attribute</fen> implicit. (Often this implicit attribute can be given second-layer expression on the <fen>Value</fen>. Note that such second-layer annotation should be assumed in the first two examples below.)
<ex><fex name="age">They</fex> scoff at their opponents and <t>assume</t> <fex name="val">an air of superior knowledge</fex></ex>
<ex>There are times when <fex name="age">teachers</fex> should <t>adopt</t> <fex name="val">a neutral stance</fex> in discussion of morally controversial issues.</ex>
<ex>A person does not have to make the statement "<fex name="age">I</fex> <t>adopt</t> <fex name="val">this</fex> <fex name="att">as my position</fex>" to do so.</ex>
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<def-root>The <fen>Agent</fen> selects a <fen>Value</fen> for his/her <fen>Attribute</fen> and begins to use it.
<ex><fex name="age">Some organizations, like the Sierra Club</fex>, have <t>adopted</t> a position of neutrality on US immigration policies.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Attribute</fen> of the <fen>Agent</fen> can take on several <fen>Value</fen>s, selected by the <fen>Agent</fen> . <ex>The Council of Constance (1414-18) <t>adopted</t> conciliarism <fex name="att">as a stance</fex>, hoping that it would permit the election of a pope acceptable to both Catholic factions.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Value</fen>, chosen and made effective by the <fen>Agent</fen>, specifies the <fen>Attribute</fen>.
<ex>He crammed his cap back again into his pocket and re-entered the office, <t>assuming</t> <fex name="val">an air of absentmindedness</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The time period when the <fen>Agent</fen> selects and begins to put into effect the <fen>Value</fen>.
<ex><fex name="tim">On January 1, 2001</fex>, our nation will <t>adopt</t> the US dollar as our official currency.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>A description of the adoption of a position which is not classified under more specific descriptions, including comparisons to other events (<ment>similarly</ment>), rates of adoption (<ment>slowly</ment>), and descriptions of the <fen>Agent</fen> which also influence the action (<ment>eagerly</ment>).
<ex>Israel has <fex name="man">reluctantly</fex> <t>adopted</t> a non-violent defensive measure to protect its citizens from death.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>In general, this FE is used for phrases that describe the clause of the target as a whole. </def-root>
<def-root>This FE describes a participant of the state of affairs introduced by the target as being in some state during the action. </def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Purpose</fen> for which an <fen>Agent</fen> adopts the <fen>Value</fen> of the <fen>Attribute</fen>. </def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the role filled by a particular participant of the clause headed by the target. In so doing, it relates the state of affairs evoked by the target to another background state of affairs by indicating that one of the role fillers of the current frame also fills a second kind of role in the background, either generically or in some specific instance. </def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Place</fen> where the <fen>Agent</fen> has the <fen>Attribute</fen> which can take different <fen>Value</fen>. </def-root>
<def-root>This frame element is defined as the number of times an event occurs per some unit of time. A <fen>Frequency</fen> expression answers the question how often. </def-root>
<def-root>This FE denotes an event that occurs or state of affairs that holds at a time that includes the time during which the event or state of affairs reported by the target occurs and of which it is taken to be a part.
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<def-root><fen>Circumstances</fen> describe the state of the world (at a particular time and place) which is specifically independent of the event itself and any of its participants. </def-root>
<def-root>This FE presents the current frame as an integral part of a larger conceptualization expressed by another frame. </def-root>
<def-root>Expressions marked with this extra-thematic FE modify a non-iterative use of the target, and indicate that it is conceived as embedded within an iterated series of similar events or states. </def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Means</fen> by which an <fen>Agent</fen> adopts a <fen>Value</fen> for an <fen>Attribute</fen>. </def-root>
<def-root>The instument through which an <fen>Agent</fen> adopts a <fen>Value</fen> for an <fen>Attribute</fen>. </def-root>
<def-root><fen>Duration</fen> denotes the length of time from the beginning of a continuous situation (the one denoted by the target) to its end. In many cases, the continuous situation is a dynamic action which is ongoing, while in others it is simply an undifferentiated state.</def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Explanation</fen> denotes a proposition from which the main clause (headed by the target) logically follows. This often means that the <fen>Explanation</fen> causes the target's proposition, but not in all cases. </def-root>
<def-root>This FE indicates the <fex name="Cf">Communicative_force</fex> or authority with which the target operates (often denoted by words such as "officially," "formally," "technically," etc.). This may or may not reflect the actual reality of the state of affairs. </def-root>
Choosing
COD: choose to take up or follow (an option or course of action).
FN: begin to use or take on some characteristic.
COD: accept or support (a belief or change) willingly.