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Name Change-of-State Construction
Semantic function of cxn An ÆFFECTOR makes an ÆFFECTED change from one state to another.
Slots Slot 1: argument Slot 2: predicate Slot 3: argument Slot 4: argument
Semantic role of slots ÆFFECTOR ÆFFECTED SOURCE-STATE and/or GOAL-STATE

Syntactic function  

potential subject unit in predicate unit in predicate
Syntactic form NP V NP PPfrom and/or PPinto
Example Kennedy reaffirmed his commitment to 'translating civil rights from principles into practices.' COCA-2013-MAG