'V wh' - Construction 14
| Name: | the find out what is the case construction |
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| Description: | A person performs a non-specific mental operation to obtain information. |
| Verbs: | ascertain, determine, discover, find, find out, learn, note, realise, register, suss, twig |
| Example: | We must find out when Karl is coming back. (BNC) |
| Membership: | Cognition; learning |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Cognizer; wh-clause: Phenomenon
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