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CognitiveApproaches » Exercises » HelpMeFindingTheRightFrame

Cognitive Approaches


Frame semantics

Help me finding the right frame!

Consider the following sentences again:

  1. The haystack was important because the cloth ripped.
  1. The journey was not delayed because the bottle shattered.

Does each of the sentences become more meaningful to you if you place it within one of the following frames?

  • Washing clothes
  • Launching a ship
  • Typing a letter
  • Making a parachute jump
  • Playing a football game


     Pic: http://www.kidsarus.org/kids_go4it/eat/fun.htm

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