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expressing (Expressing)

Instances of this Class express a state of the sender. Example: Jane thanked Barbara for the present she had given her.

Ontology

SUMO / PROCESSES

Superclass(es)

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entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  process  
is subclass of
  intentional process  
is subclass of
  social interaction  
is subclass of
  communication  
is subclass of
  linguistic communication  
is subclass of
  expressing  

Coordinate term(s)

committing  declaring  directing  stating 

Related WordNet synsets

expression
the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find expression for my ideas"
expression is kind of (all)...   expression is kind of...   kinds of expression...   kinds of expression (all)...  
expressively
with expression; in an expressive manner; "she gave the order to the waiter, using her hands very expressively"
expressively is opposite to...  
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Axioms (2)

linguistic communication is exhaustively partitioned into stating,directing,committing,expressing,declaring. 
(partition LinguisticCommunication Stating Directing Committing Expressing Declaring)
If express is an instance of expressing and express is an agent of agent, then there exists state of mind state so that state is an attribute of agent and express expresses state. 
(=>
      (and
            (instance ?EXPRESS Expressing)
            (agent ?EXPRESS ?AGENT))
      (exists
            (?STATE)
            (and
                  (instance ?STATE StateOfMind)
                  (attribute ?AGENT ?STATE)
                  (represents ?EXPRESS ?STATE))))