'V n into n' - Construction 13
| Name: | the co-opt someone into a role construction |
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| Description: | A person causes another person to adopt a role. The NP following 'into' indicates the role. |
| Verbs: | conscript, co-opt, draft, induct, initiate |
| Example: | The army has tried to co-opt peasants into civil defense groups. (BNC) |
| Membership: | cause; cause someone to do; encourage |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; NP3: Result
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