'V into n' - Construction 13
| Name: | the lapse into construction |
|---|---|
| Description: | An entity starts to be something. |
| Verbs: | descend, fall, fly, get, lapse, plunge, regress, relapse, retreat, sink, slide, slip, get back |
| Example: | George had lapsed into determined gloom. (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative; do action; start |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Equivalence.
Roles: NP1: Carrier; NP2: Attribute
Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Affected; NP2: Outcome |