Commitment "V that" construction

Form

NP
Speaker
Verb
that
Clause
Message

Examples

Speaker [Mr Fujimori]
has now
Verb promised
that that
Message [new laws will be debated in advance.]
Speaker [Saddam Hussein]
Verb threatened
that that
Message [it was in his power to sponsor terrorist attacks.]

Meaning

A Speaker makes a commitment for a state of affairs communicated in a Message to happen.

Roles

Speaker
The person making the commitment.
Message
The content of the commitment made by the Speaker.

Frames

Commitment ( Speaker, Message )

Inherits from

Sub-constructions

Lexical items ( Verb slot)

Commitment guarantee I guarantee that I will leave you alone and not bother you. pledge BC also pledged that miners would not suffer financially. promise Mr Fujimori has now promised that new laws will be debated in advance. swear Alan swore that he would do everything in his power to help us. threaten Saddam Hussein threatened that it was in his power to sponsor terrorist attacks. vow I vow that as soon as I grow up, I will drink scotch.

Phraseological constructions