| Name | FOR-DESIRED-OBJECT Construction | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semantic function of cxn | An ÆFFECTOR performs an action directed towards a DESIRED OBJECT. | ||
| Slots | Slot 1: argument | Slot 2: predicate | Slot 3: argument |
| Semantic role of slots | ÆFFECTOR | DESIRED OBJECT | |
Syntactic function |
potential subject | unit in predicate | |
| CASA | potential subject | Object | |
| traditional | potential subject | adverbial | |
| Syntactic form | NP | V | PPfor |
| Example | I've spent my entire life searching for the impossible.TV-2012-Psych | ||