#making_known__informing  a speech act that conveys information
  supertype:  #speech_act  the use of language to perform some act
  subtype:  #apprisal__telling__notification  informing by words
     subtype:  #notice  advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement or contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved"
        subtype:  #pink_slip__pinkslip__dismissal__dismission  official notice that you have been fired from your job
  subtype:  #disclosure__revelation__revealing  making something evident
     subtype:  #tattle__singing__telling  disclosing information or giving evidence about another
     subtype:  #display  behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"
        subtype:  #histrionics__histrionic  a deliberate display of emotion for effect
        subtype:  #sackcloth_and_ashes__sackclothandashe  a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief
     subtype:  #divulgence__divulgement  the act of divulging something
     subtype:  #discovery  something that is discovered
     subtype:  #discovery.disclosure  (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case
     subtype:  #giveaway  an unintentional disclosure
     subtype:  #informing__ratting  to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
     subtype:  #leak  unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
     subtype:  #exposure.disclosure  the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"
        subtype:  #expose__unmasking  the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"
        subtype:  #muckraking  the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)
  subtype:  #presentation.making_known__introduction__intro  formally making a person known to another or to the public
     subtype:  #reintroduction  an act of renewed introduction
  subtype:  #briefing  detailed instructions, as for a military operation
  subtype:  #verbal_account__report__account  the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
     subtype:  #summary__summarization__summarisation  brief account that presents the main points in a concise form
        subtype:  #literary_argument__argument  a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"
        subtype:  #compendium  a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
        subtype:  #abridgement__condensation__abridgment__capsule  a shortened version of a written work
        subtype:  #conspectus  an overall summary
        subtype:  #curriculum_vitae__CV__resume  a summary of your academic and work history
        subtype:  #line_score  a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form)
        subtype:  #synopsis__outline__abstract__precis__adumbration  a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
           subtype:  #brief  a condensed written summary or abstract
           subtype:  #apercu  a short synopsis
           subtype:  #epitome  a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
        subtype:  #overview  a general summary of a subject; "the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences"
        subtype:  #recapitulation__recap__review  a summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
        subtype:  #roundup.summary  a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup"
        subtype:  #resume__sketch__survey  short descriptive summary (of events)
        subtype:  #summing_up__summingup__summation__rundown  a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
     subtype:  #indirect_discourse  a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'")
     subtype:  #direct_discourse__direct_quotation  a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'")
     subtype:  #debriefing  report of a mission or task
     subtype:  #anecdote  short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
     subtype:  #narration__narrative__story__recital__yarn  an account describing incidents or events; "a farfetched narrative"; "after dinner he told the children stories of his adventures"
        subtype:  #tall_tale  an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story
        subtype:  #folktale__folk_tale  a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
           subtype:  #Arabian_Nights'_Entertainment__Arabian_Nights__Thousand_and_One_Nights  a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century
        subtype:  #sob_story__sobstory__sob_stuff__sobstuff  a sentimental story or personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy
        subtype:  #fairytale__fairy_story__fairystory  a story about fairies; told to amuse children
        subtype:  #nursery_rhyme__nurseryrhyme  a tale in rhymed verse for children
        subtype:  #telling__relation__recounting  an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
     subtype:  #gossip__comment__scuttlebutt  a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
        subtype:  #earful  an outpouring of gossip
        subtype:  #rumor__rumour__hearsay  gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
        subtype:  #word_of_mouth__grapevine__pipeline  gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"
        subtype:  #malicious_gossip__maliciousgossip__scandal__dirt  disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
        subtype:  #talk_of_the_town__talk  idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"
  subtype:  #warning  a message informing of danger
     subtype:  #alarmism  needless warnings
     subtype:  #alert__alerting  a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
     subtype:  #caution__caveat  a warning against certain acts: "a caveat against unfair practices"
     subtype:  #false_alarm  a warning that is given about something that fails to occur
     subtype:  #forewarning__premonition  an early warning about a future event
     subtype:  #strategic_warning__strategicwarning  (military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act
        subtype:  #warning_of_war  (military) a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends war or is preparing for war and is on a course that increases the risk of war
     subtype:  #tactical_warning  (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act
        subtype:  #warning_of_attack  (military) a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future
     subtype:  #threat  a warning that something unpleasant is immanent; "they were under threat of arrest"

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