| Name | God-knows-what Construction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semantic function of cxn | Expressing one's puzzlement about (some detail of) an ACTION by (seemingly) referring to a higher AUTHORITY as the only source of precise information. | |||
| Usage conditions | Typically, the noun in the first slot is stressed. | |||
| Semantic role of slots | AUTHORITY | ACTION DISCUSSED | (continued) | |
| Syntactic form | God goodness heaven lord | knows | what how why where when who which whom whether | rest of clause contextual marker |