Getting "V oneself n" construction
Form
NP
Agent
Verb
-self
NP
Theme
Examples
Agent
I
'll
Verb
get
-self
myself
Theme
[a cup of coffee.]
Meaning
An Agent acquires a Theme for him- or herself.
Roles
Agent
The person who acquires the Theme.
Theme
An object that is acquired by the Agent.
Frames
Description
In this construction, the "V n n" form is used with a reflexive pronoun (myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves). This means that the Agent is also the Recipient of the Theme, and the overall meaning is that the Agent secures a Theme for themselves. Many of the verbs used in this construction are also compatible with other "V n n" constructions (e.g. get, buy), but some are more common in the Getting "V -self n" construction, and others such as carve and wangle are only used in this construction.
Inherits from
Lexical items ( Verb slot)
Getting
get
I'll get myself a cup of coffee.
Commerce_buy
buy
She bought herself a pair of shoes there once.
Lexical items without a frame:
carve
Sagar has carved himself a special niche in the world of Indian art.
wangle
He wangled himself a job on Manchester's Piccadilly radio.