<def-root>A <fen>Communicator</fen> publically communicates some difficult-to-express <fen>Content</fen> which they (or a social group of which they are a member) have had for some time. The <fen>Content</fen> may not have been previously communicated due to inability or social stricture. In cases where the individuals addressed are a smaller group than the public at large, a separate <fen>Addressee</fen> may be expressed.
<ex><fex name="con">Those grievances</fex> can be <t>aired</t> <fex name="Time">during Board meetings</fex>. <fex name="com">CNI</fex></ex>
<ex><fex name="com">Saddam</fex> <t>voiced</t> <fex name="Content">his joy</fex> <fex name="Time">when he was told Spain's new government had left the US-led military coalition in Iraq</fex>.</ex>
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<def-root>The <fen>Communicator</fen> is the person who expresses the <fen>Content</fen> (whether spoken or written).
<ex><fex name="com">Reagan</fex> <t>gave voice</t> to the innate patriotism of the American people.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Addressee</fen> is the person to whom the <fen>Content</fen> is communicated.
<ex>After waiting 2-hours for his appointment, Kiyosaki <t>vented</t> his frustration <fex name="Add">to
his rich dad</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The attitude or feeling that the <fen>Communicator</fen> had not previously expressed.
<ex>Members <t>aired</t> <fex name="con">their grievances</fex> and resented the way higher education was being dealt with.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>Any description of the event (or state) which is not covered by more specific FEs, including force (<ment>hard</ment>, <ment>softly</ment>), secondary effects (<ment>quietly</ment>, <ment>loudly</ment>), and general descriptions comparing events (<ment>the same way</ment>). It may also indicate salient characteristics of the <fen>Communicator</fen> that also affect the action (<ment>eagerly</ment>).
<ex>The girl's grandfather's body was frail but his ideas were strong and his voice
rose as he <fex name="Manr">furiously</fex> <t>expressed</t> his ideas.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>An act whereby the <fen>Communicator</fen> communicates the <fen>Content</fen>.
<ex>The students <t>expressed</t> their gratitude <fex name="Mns">by creating colorful hand-made cards for Annie and Renita</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The emotional or physical state of the <fen>Communicator</fen> that leads to their communication.
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<def-root><fen>Medium</fen> is the observable action or product of the <fen>Communicator</fen>.
<ex>I do not especially espouse the ideas <t>articulated</t> by Diana Plesa <fex name="Medium">in her article</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The state of the <fen>Communicator</fen> during the statement.
<ex>Hermann considered her to be a tramp unworthy of the Kafka name, and <t>vented</t> his
ire <fex name="Dep">with full passion</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The time when the <fen>Content</fen> is communicated.
<ex>Sometimes, children may <fex name="Time">later</fex> <t>put</t> <t>into</t> <t>words</t> a memory from early life, but not customarily.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The FE specifies the place where the communication takes place.
<ex>John Ryan <t>voiced</t> concerns <fex name="Place">in Parliament</fex> about the suggestion that somehow the inquiry was not independent.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>Expressions marked with this extra-thematic FE indicate that the particular Statement event referred to is conceived as embedded within an iterated series of similar events or states. Most expressions of <fen>Particular_iteration</fen> indicate which instance of the series is being referred to.
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<def-root>The <fen>Purpose</fen> is the desired result of public expression.
<ex>Because of its spread of membership , it has retained value as a forum where a wide range of ideas and views can be <t>aired</t> <fex name="Pur">for discussion</fex> .</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This frame element is defined as the number of times an event occurs per some unit of time.
<ex>An important policy matter which has been <t>aired</t> <fex name="Frequency">occasionally</fex> in recent years is the size of academic library collections , compared with the amount of use they receive .</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The state of the world (at a particular time and place) which is specifically independent of the communication and any of its participants. Quite often, <fen>Circumstances</fen> secondarily provide an <fen>Explanation</fen> for the particular communication.
<ex><fex name="cir">With half the opposition in exile</fex>, hardly anyone dared <t>give</t> <t>voice</t> to their deep misgivings .</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Explanation</fen> denotes a proposition from which the particular public expression logically follows. This often means that the <fen>Explanation</fen> causes the expression, but not in all cases.
<ex>The mute had to <t>voice</t> the concerns of her community <fex name="exp">because there was no-one else to do so</fex>.</ex></def-root>
Communication
COD: give free expression to (a strong emotion)
COD: express (an opinion or grievance) publicly.
FN: to convey a message to a group of people
COD: express in words
FN: express
COD: the action of expressing something.
COD: clearly express (an idea or feeling)
FN: express through the use of words