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Concept: Carrier

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Superconcept: Role

Definition: Carrier is the Role played by an Entity which is the instrument of a Express or a Interpret.

Required Relationships:

played-by: the Communication-Entity that's playing the role of carrier
in-event: the Action event that the Entity is engaged in

Examples:

  1. The president expressed the information in the letter.
    Comment: In this example, the Carrier role is described with these properties:
    in-event: Express with object=Information
    and the agent = The preseident.
    played-by: the letter
    as the instrument-of the Express