Subjective_influence "V n to n" construction
Form
NP
Cause
Verb
NP
Cognizer
to
NP
Behaviour
Examples
Cause
I
wanted to
Verb
drive
Cognizer
her
to
to
Behaviour
[the very edge of despair.]
The Ministry of Defence accused
Cause
him
of
Verb
inciting
Cognizer
[the army]
to
to
Behaviour
mutiny.
Meaning
A Cause influences a Cognizer to adopt a Behaviour.
Roles
Cause
A person, thing, or state of affairs that has an influence on the Cognizer.
Cognizer
The person who is influenced by the Cause and adopts the Behaviour.
Behaviour
A state of mind that the Cognizer lets himself or herself be in as a consequence of the influence of the Cause, or an activity that they decide to engage in.
Frames
Inherits from
Sub-constructions
Lexical items ( Verb slot)
Talking_into
incite
The Ministry of Defence accused him of inciting the army to mutiny.
Subjective_influence
move
The only passage in Mr Lawson's speech on Thursday which moved his audience to genuine enthusiasm was his attack on Neil Kinnock.
drive
I wanted to drive her to the very edge of despair.
incline
I wondered whether her sense of grievance towards me was inclining her to spite.
rouse
She couldn't defend herself without rousing him to greater ferocity.
spur
Its issues on population, child sponsorship and babymilk sales have spurred individuals and organizations to action.
spur on
The thrill of discovering that he could break into secret files spurred Paul on to more daring data raids.
Suasion
bring round
She'd obviously brought him round to her way of thinking.
Lexical items without a frame:
predispose
Not trusting your memory can further predispose you to nervousness.