'V n (Cognition)' - Construction 4
| Name: | the believe something construction |
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| Description: | A person forms an opinion about the truth of something. |
| Verbs: | accept, believe, doubt, suspect, take (+point) |
| Example: | She believed what her husband told her… (BNC) |
| Membership: | Cognition; person as subject; attitude |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Cognizer; NP2: Phenomenon-Topic
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