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A '''frame''' is a class of verbs that all, in a certain sense, have their argument places laid out the same way, giving rise to the same grammatical behavior.
A '''frame''' is a class of verbs that all, in a certain specific sense, have the "same" argument places, giving rise to the same grammatical behavior. There are two senses of "same", giving rise to two types of frames: '''semantic''' and '''serial''' frames.


== Semantic frames ==
== Semantic frames ==
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''(This is the author's unofficial theory.)''
''(This is the author's unofficial theory.)''


There is a predictable mapping from semantic frames to serial frames.
There is a predictable partial function from semantic frame signatures to serial frame signatures.


If the semantic frame has more than one "digit" (<code>0</code>, <code>1</code> or <code>2</code>) in it, then the verb cannot serialize. Example: {{t|she}}.
If the semantic frame has more than one "digit" (<code>0</code>, <code>1</code> or <code>2</code>) in it, then the verb cannot serialize. Example: {{t|she}}.