<def-root>A <fen>Communicator</fen> communicates a judgment of an <fen>Evaluee</fen> to an <fen>Addressee</fen>. The judgment may be positive (e.g. <ment>praise</ment>) or negative (e.g. <ment>criticize</ment>), and this is indicated by the semantic types Positive and Negative attached to the lexical units. This frame does not contain words where <fen>Evaluee</fen> and the <fen>Addressee</fen> are necessarily the same .
<ex><fex name="Com">I</fex> <t>commended</t> <fex name="Evaluee">his handling of the crisis</fex>.</ex>
<ex><fex name="Com">Gaston</fex> <t>denounced</t> <fex name="Evaluee">him</fex> <fex name="Addressee">to the committee</fex>.</ex>
This is distinct from the Judgment frame in that it involves the communication of an evaluation, rather than merely forming and holding a particular evaluation.</def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Addressee</fen> hears the judgement from the <fen>Communicator</fen>.
<ex> Jon <t>belittled</t> Madie <fex name="Add">to her colleagues</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Communicator</fen> uses language in the written or spoken modality to convey his or her evaluation of the <fen>Evaluee</fen> to another person. <ex><fex name="Com">Jon</fex> <t>belittled</t> Madie to her colleagues.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Medium</fen> identifies the physical or abstract setting in which the evaluation is conveyed.
<ex>Jon <t>belittled</t> Madie <fex name="Medium">over the telephone</fex>.</ex>
<ex><fex name="Communicator">The party</fex> <t>denounced</t> <fex name="Evaluee">the General</fex> <fex name="Medium">in vehement terms</fex>.</ex>
<ex><fex name="Communicator">Mayor Quimby</fex> <t>criticized</t> <fex name="Evaluee">the townspeople</fex> <fex name="Medium">in his annual speech</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Topic</fen> identifies the entity to which the proposition or propositions conveyed relate.
<ex>Jon <t>criticized</t> Madie <fex name="Topic">about her managerial style</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Degree</fen> to which the <fen>Communicator</fen> judges the <fen>Evaluee</fen> to be good or bad.</def-root>
<def-root>A judgment is made about the <fen>Evaluee</fen> With verbs this FE is typically expressed as Object:
<ex>Jon <t>belittled</t> <fex name="Eval">Madie</fex> to her colleagues.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Expressor</fen> is the body part or action by a body part that conveys the judgment made by the <fen>Communicator</fen>.
<ex>She viewed him with a <t>critical</t> <fex name="Expressor">gaze</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Manner</fen> in which the judgmental communication occurs.</def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Means</fen> by which a judgmental communication is accomplished.</def-root>
<def-root>Typically, there is a constituent expressing the <t>Reason</t> for the <fen>Communicator</fen>'s judgment. It is usually a <ment>for</ment>-PP.
<ex>Jon <t>extolled</t> Madie <fex name="Reason">for her efforts</fex>.</ex>
It can also sometimes be expressed as an <ment>as</ment>-phrase, when that phrase picks out the reason for the praise or critique.
<ex><fex name="Evaluee">The book</fex> was <t>ridiculed</t> <fex name="Reason">as an example of all the worst of post-modernism</fex>.</ex>
For some words, <fen>Reason</fen> is an obligatory FE. In other words, the FE may be ommitted only when the <fen>Reason</fen> for the judgment is understood from context, as when it is clear why an <fen>Evaluee</fen> is being blamed.
<ex>I <t>blame</t> you.<fex name="Reason">DNI</fex> </ex></def-root>
<def-root> <fen>Role</fen> is used for the capacity in which the <fen>Evaluee</fen> is judged, and is expressed in <ment>as</ment>-PPs. <ex> Jon <t>belittled</t> Madie <fex name="Role">as a nurse</fex>.</ex> </def-root >
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Result</fen> of an event.</def-root>
<def-root><fen>Depictive</fen> identifies any expression describing the state of a participant in the event.</def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Grounds</fen> is the standard by which the <fen>Evaluee</fen> is judged.
<ex><fex name="Evaluee">The proposal</fex> was <t>critiqued</t> <fex name="Grounds">on this basis</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Extent_of_acclaim</fen> provides a description of the number or whereabouts of the <fen>Communicator</fen>.
<ex>The movie met with <fex name="Extent_of_acclaim">international</fex> <t>acclaim</t>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>When the communication of the judgment takes place.
<ex>He received critical <t>acclaim</t> <fex name="Time">last week</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>Where the communication of the judgment takes place.
<ex>He was <t>belittled</t> by his long-time friend <fex name="Place">in front of his family</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The emotional or physical state of the <fen>Communicator</fen> that leads to their communication of a judgment.
<ex>He <t>criticized</t> his compatriots <fex name="IC">out of a deep hatred for all who are better than him</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE describes the frequency with which the specified communication occurs</def-root>
Judgment_direct_address
Bragging
Judgment
Statement
Labeling
Judgment
FN: make insulting or mocking remark
COD: (formal) censure or criticize severely.
FN: censure or severe criticism
FN: disparaging, belittling
FN: associated with or characteristic of denunciation
FN: characteristic of or associated with denunciation
COD: (mass noun) praise and honour.
FN: disapproving, serving to deprecate
FN: an expression of disapproval
FN: deprecatory, expressing disapproval
COD: feel or express great loathing for.
FN: cursing or denouncing somebody
FN: characteristic of or associated with acts of denouncing
FN: judged to be deserving of praise
COD: expressing praise and commendation
COD: deserving praise.
FN: expressing praise
COD: a curse.
FN: serving as a malediction
COD: reprimand.
FN: the act of censuring or rebuking someone
FN: the act of belittling or disparaging
FN: disparaging, representing a slight
COD: an accusation in response to one from someone else
COD: make recriminations.
COD: a person who expresses an unfavourable opinion of something.
COD: a detailed analysis and assessment
COD: evaluate in a detailed and analytical way
COD: a forceful and aggressive speech
COD: praise enthusiastically and publicly
COD: enthusiastic public praise
COD: a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.
FN: to claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal
COD: dismiss as unimportant
COD: criticize fiercely
COD: express severe disapproval of; formally reprove
COD: formal disapproval.
COD: accuse (someone) of something, especially an offence under law.
COD: praise formally or officially
FN: a statement of formal praise
COD: express complete disapproval of.
FN: declaration of utter disapproval.
COD: the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes.
COD: indicate the faults of in a disapproving way.
COD: condemn, especially publicly.
COD: publicly denounce.
COD: criticize unfairly; disparage.
FN: express extreme, perhaps inappropriate disapproval
COD: publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
FN: the public declaration of something or someone as wrong.
COD: the action of denouncing someone or something.
COD: express disapproval of
COD: express contempt for; ridicule.
COD: contemptuous ridicule or mockery
COD: represent as being of little worth; scorn
FN: the action of representing something as low quality.
FN: representing as if of low quality.
COD: praise enthusiastically.
COD: praise highly, especially in a public context.
FN: expressing disdain and contemptuous humor.
COD: the expression of approval or admiration.
COD: express warm approval of or admiration for.
COD: a forcefully reproachful protest.
COD: make a forcefully reproachful protest.
COD: subject to ridicule.
COD: mockery or derision.
COD: witheringly scornful; severely critical.
COD: speak about something in a scornfully derisive way.
COD: tease scornfully; ridicule.
COD: praise for a courageous act in an official dispatch
COD: reprimand severely.
COD: criticize severely
COD: criticize at length in an aggressive and hectoring manner.
FN: criticize harshly.
COD: expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements.
FN: to express the assignment of responsibility for a wrong-doing
FN: praise
FN: an accusation of wrongdoing.
COD: fix blame or responsibility on.
FN: to praise with energy and enthusiasm
FN: describe with praise
FN: to insult or crticize severely.
FN: to direct hostile words or writings at; to blame, abuse or criticize vehemently
FN: the act of blaming, abusing, or criticizing vehemently
FN: express objection (to something perceived as wrong).
FN: communication of strong objection and intention to oppose some course of action.