Frame description
These lexical units describe a conflict between two Sides (Side_1 and Side_2) who disagree on some Issue. The encounter takes the form of a physical fight, and may have a Purpose that the Sides hope to achieve. The difference between the Fighting frame and the Arguing frame is that Fighting always involves some sort of physical altercation, while Arguing denotes a verbal conflict (which may or may not escalate to violence).
One of the Sides may use an Instrument in the fight (e.g. "er greift ihn mit einem Messer an," "he attacks him with a knife").
Examples:
1. Demonstranten griffen einen Beamten mit einer Holzlatte an. | 1. Demonstrators attacked a civil servant with a wooden slat. |
2. Es gab einen Konflikt zwischen Einheimischen und dem Staat. | 2. There was a conflict between locals and the state. |
3. Es ist ein Kampf ums blanke Überleben. | 3. It is a struggle for bare survival. |