'V n in n' - Construction 12
| Name: | the fix an idea in a mind construction |
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| Description: | A person or a situation makes someone think in a particular way. The NP following 'in' indicates a mind or imagination. |
| Verbs: | etch, fix, implant, imprint, inculcate, instil, lodge, turn over |
| Example: | …to fix an image in voters' minds… (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative; cognition |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Phenomenon-Actor; NP2: Phenomenon-Topic; NP3: Phenomenon-Thought
Field: Location change. Roles: NP1: Cause-move; NP2: Mover-abstract; NP3: Location |