<def-root>A <fen>Communicator</fen> (whose Location may be indicated) directs a <fen>Communication</fen> to an <fen>Addressee</fen> at a particular <fen>Address</fen>. Note that no actual successful communicative act is implied, only the successful completion of acts which would establish the communication. (In other words, Mari can e-mail Jon without Jon ever reading it.) NB: The <fen>Address</fen> or <fen>Location_of_protagonist</fen> may be a virtual address, such as an e-mail or telephone number.
<ex><fex name="Com">Disgruntled voters</fex> <t>phoned</t> <fex name="Add">Congressman Neil</fex> <fex name="Address">at his Washington residence</fex> <fex name="Communication">with complaints about the recent increases in corporate welfare</fex>.</ex>
<ex><fex name="Com">She</fex> tried to <t>call</t> <fex name="Location_of_protagonist">from the payphone down the street</fex>.</ex>
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<def-root>The person who uses language in the written or spoken modality to convey a message to another person.<ex><fex name="Com">He</fex> <t>wrote</t> <fex name="Addressee">to John</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The physical or abstract setting in which the message is conveyed.<ex>Opinions are usually <t>called</t> <t>in</t> <fex name="Medium">over the telephone</fex> and are often given within 24 hours.</ex> </def-root>
<def-root>The person that receives the message from the <fen>Communicator</fen>.<ex><fex name="Communicator">The company</fex> must be able to <t>call</t> <fex name="Add"> potential customers</fex>.</ex> </def-root>
<def-root>This FE is used for a (metaphorical) place in a system of communication where <fen>Communicator</fen>s and <fen>Addressee</fen>s can access the system. <ex><fex name="Communicator">You</fex> can <t>telephone</t> <fex name="Addressee">your senator</fex> <fex name="Address">at 555-5555</fex>.</ex> </def-root>
<def-root>The information that the <fen>Communicator</fen> wishes to impart to the <fen>Addressee</fen>, often to get a particular response. In this frame the <fen>Communication</fen> is not necessarily received by the <fen>Addressee</fen>. <ex><fex name="Communicator">Patients</fex> continually <t>call</t> <t>in</t> <fex name="Communication">with questions</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Purpose</fen> for the <fen>Communicator</fen> contacting the <fen>Addressee</fen>.
Often, this FE is used to identify a PP-for which indicates what the <fen>Communicator</fen> is attempting to obtain.
<ex>Pat <t>phoned</t> <fex name="Purpose">to talk about the party</fex>.</ex>
<ex><fex name="Purpose">For more information</fex>, call <fex name="Address">1-EVANGELIST</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This is the subject matter to which the message pertains. It is typically expressed as a PP Complement headed by "about".
<ex><t>Call</t> <fex name="Addressee">John</fex> <fex name="Topic">about the party</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The location occupied by the <fen>Communicator</fen>.<ex>Does anyone <t>e-mail</t> the office <fex name="Location_of_protagonist">from a phone booth</fex>?</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the place where the intentional act occurs.</def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the time when the Agent acts intentionally.</def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Intermediary</fen> is the person who facilitates the contact.
<ex> We <t>contacted</t> her <fex name="Intermediary"> through her employer </fex> .</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Depictive</fen> notes the state of one of the participants in the contacting event.</def-root>
<def-root>The number of times a <fen>Communicator</fen> contacts the <fen>Addressee</fen> per unit of time.</def-root>
<def-root>Any description of the nature of the action (e.g. "the same way"), including especially internal states of the <fen>Communicator</fen> that also influence the way the action is carried out.</def-root>
<def-root>An action of the <fen>Communicator</fen> that enables them to make contact.</def-root>
Intentionally_act
Communication
COD: make contact with.
COD: get in touch or communication with.
COD: the state or condition of communicating or meeting
FN: contact by letter
COD: write and send (a letter) to someone.
COD: mail or send using email.
FN: to use a telephone to contact.
FN: contact personally by phone
FN: to use a telephone to contact.
FN: contact by phone
COD: call by telephone
FN: contact personally by phone.
FN: manage to start communication with someone
COD: ring or speak to (someone) using the telephone.
COD: a telephone communication.
FN: contact with information via the postal service
COD: communicate with by telex.
COD: contact by fax
FN: contact via cablegram
COD: contact by means of a pager.
COD: communicate with by radio.
COD: send (someone) a message by telegraph.
FN: contact by telephone
FN: manage to establish communication with.