<def-root>A <fen>Speaker</fen> reveals <fen>Information</fen> that was previously secret to an <fen>Addressee</fen>. In some cases, the <fen>Addressee</fen> is expected to keep the <fen>Information</fen> from other parties. The <fen>Information</fen> may be damaging to the reputation of the <fen>Speaker</fen>. Instead of (or in addition to) a <fen>Speaker</fen>, a <fen>Medium</fen> may also be mentioned. Likewise, a <fen>Topic</fen> may be stated instead of <fen>Information</fen>. Some lexical units in this frame imply that the <fen>Addressee</fen> has already been confronted with the <fen>Information</fen>.
<ex>Could it be true that Martin himself was <fex name="spe">the one who</fex> <t>spilled</t> the <t>beans</t> <fex name="top">on Pops and Brad's planned wedding</fex>? </ex>
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<def-root>The <fen>Speaker</fen> is the sentient entity that reveals the <fen>Information</fen> (whether spoken or written).
<ex><fex name="spe">Kornfeldt</fex> <t>revealed</t> that he had embezzled more than twice the amount his company owned.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Addressee</fen> is the person to whom the <fen>Information</fen> is revealed.
<ex>Evelyn <t>confessed</t> <fex name="add">to Barney Holesum</fex> about what had happened.</ex>
<ex>An unknown intern in the White House <t>leaked</t> the "lunch menu" <fex name="add">to the press</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Information</fen> identifies the content that the <fen>Speaker</fen> reveals to the <fen>Addressee</fen>. It can be expressed as a clause or as a noun phrase.
<ex>You shouldn't <t>reveal</t> <fex name="inf">any murders you've been involved in</fex>, if you know what I mean.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Topic</fen> is the subject matter about which the <fen>Speaker</fen> is speaking. It normally only appears with noun targets, or in special constructions.
<ex><t>Revelations</t> <fex name="top">about the coming of the Christ</fex> surfaced in early Mediaeval times.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Manner</fen> is any description of the revelation which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (<ment>probably</ment>, <ment>presumably</ment>, <ment>mysteriously</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>Speaker</fen> that also affect the revelation (<ment>presumptuously</ment>, <ment>coldly</ment>, <ment>deliberately</ment>, <ment>eagerly</ment>, <ment>carefully</ment>, <ment>maliciously</ment>).
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<def-root>The degree to which <fen>Information</fen> is revealed.
<ex>When she confessed, she confessed <fex name="com">completely</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>An act whereby the <fen>Speaker</fen> makes a revelation.
<ex>He <t>revealed</t> his true feelings about the matter <fex name="mea">by giving her the thumbs-up behind his back</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The emotional or physical state of the <fen>Speaker</fen> that leads to the revelation.
<ex><fex name="ica">Out of spite</fex> Spuddmeier revealed his boss's affair.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Medium</fen> is the physical entity or channel used by the <fen>Speaker</fen> to transmit the statement.
<ex>Kim <t>confided</t> in me <fex name="Medium">over the phone</fex>.</ex> </def-root>
<def-root>The state of the <fen>Speaker</fen> during the statement.
<ex>He <t>let</t> <t>slip</t> his involvement in the coverup <fex name="dep">in a drunken stupor</fex> at an embassy party.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Time</fen> when the revelation is made.</def-root>
<def-root>The FE specifies the <fen>Place</fen> where the <fen>Information</fen> is revealed.
<ex>According to the report, he <t>confessed</t> to eating onions and gargling with generic mouthwash <fex name="pla">at the station</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>An alternative description of expressed action.</def-root>
<def-root>This FE is used to indicate the location of a participant in cases where the multiple participants of an event are not co-located in the typical fashion. In Release 1.2, this FE has various frame-specific names including Location of perceiver, or Location of participant; it was even (incorrectly) labelled Place in some frames. </def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies an event during which the <fen>Speaker</fen> reveals <fen>Information</fen>.
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<def-root>The medium in which the secret <fen>Information</fen> origninally resided. </def-root>
<def-root>In general, this FE is used for phrases that describe the clause of the target as a whole especially any descriptions of the state of affairs denoted by the target as role fillers in other frames. </def-root>
<def-root>This FE describes the length of time from when the event denoted by the target began to be repeated to when it stopped.</def-root>
<def-root><fen>Frequency</fen> is defined as the number of times the Reveal_secret event occurs per some unit of time. A Frequency expression answers the question "how often."</def-root>
<def-root>A characteristic of the revealed secret.</def-root>
Statement
COD: disclose (previously unknown or secret information).
COD: make (secret or new information) known.
FN: making (secret or new information) known.
COD: reveal the true, objectionable nature of.
FN: making (previously secret information) known
COD: make known.
FN: public revelation of previously secret information
COD: admit to a crime or wrongdoing.
FN: a statement admitting to a crime
COD: tell someone about a secret or private matter in confidence.
COD: reveal secret information unintentionally or indiscreetly.
FN: to tell the whole story
FN: reveal or divulge secret information.
COD: intentionally disclose (secret information).
FN: reveal inadvertantly
COD: confess to be true or to be the case.
FN: Volunteer information
FN: admit information
FN: to divulge information