| Name | Change-of-State Construction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semantic function of cxn | An ÆFFECTOR makes an ÆFFECTED change from one state to another. | |||
| Slots | 1 (argument) | 2 (verb) | 3 (argument) | 4 (argument) |
| Semantic role of slots | ÆFFECTOR | ÆFFECTED | SOURCE-STATE and/or GOAL-STATE | |
Syntactic function |
potential subject | unit in predicate | unit in predicate | |
| CASA | potential subject | Object | Object | |
| traditional | potential subject | direct object | adverbial | |
| 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 | |||