<def-root>A <fen>New_member</fen> becomes a member of a socially-constructed <fen>Group</fen>.
<ex><fex name="New_member">Seven new members and the three countries</fex> <t>joined</t> <fex name="Group">the alliance</fex> <fex name="Time">five years ago</fex>.</ex>
<ex><fex name="New_member">Most new students</fex> <t>enroll</t> <fex name="Group">in a university</fex> <fex name="Manner">without declaring a major</fex>.</ex>
<ex>It represents <fex name="New_member">every man and woman who</fex> has <t>enlisted</t> <fex name="Group">in the armed forces</fex> <fex name="Purpose">to protect our families and serve the community</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>New_member</fen> becomes a member of a (socially-defined) <fen>Group</fen>.
<ex>Have <fex name="new">you</fex> <t>signed</t> <t>up</t> for the new Medicare Prescription program?</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the place where the joining occurs.</def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the purpose for which the <fen>New_member</fen> joins the <fen>Group</fen>.
<ex>In 1714 he <t>enlisted</t> in the Venetian army <fex name="Purp">to fight against the Moslem Turks.</fex></ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the time when the <fen>New_member</fen> joins the <fen>Group</fen>.
<ex>An avid skier myself, I ventured to Aspen and <t>enrolled</t> in Nevin's school <fex name="Time">last winter</fex> to see what all the fuss was about.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the Means by which the <fen>New_member</fen> becomes part of the group.</def-root>
<def-root>Any description of the intentional act which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (<ment>quietly, loudly</ment>), and general descriptions comparing events (<ment>the same way</ment>). In addition, it may indicate salient characteristics of a <fen>New_member</fen> that also affect the action (<ment>presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully</ment>). </def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Frequency</fen> with which the <fen>New_member</fen> becomes a member of a <fen>Group</fen>.</def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Group</fen> is a socially-constructed entity composed of members.
<ex>Please <t>join</t> <fex name="gro">our club</fex>! <fex name="New_member">CNI</fex></ex></def-root>
<def-root>A factor that explains why the <fen>New_member</fen> joins the <fen>Group</fen>.
<ex> I <t>enlisted</t> in the Navy <fex name="exp">because no one else in my family had ever been in it before</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The capacity or role in which the <fen>New_member</fen> is placed upon joining the <fen>Group</fen>.
<ex>Rogers <t>joined</t> our company last year <fex name="rol">as Vice President</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The state of the <fen>New_member</fen> when they join.</def-root>
<def-root>This FE denotes an event paired with that of the main clause, which explains why the event of the main clause is expected. In particular, reciprocation is used to indicate an action that is being rewarded or punished in the main clause, or an action that is paired with the action in the main clause as the other side of an agreement. </def-root>
<def-root>Circumstances 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. The frame expressed by the target typically corresponds to a Means action.</def-root>
Intentionally_act
Membership
FN: become a member of.
FN: join a group, especially a military organization.
FN: to enter a group, especially by signing up.
FN: to agree to be a member of a group.
COD: join (an institution or profession).