'V n out of n' - Construction 12
| Name: | the shake someone out of an emotional state construction |
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| Description: | A person or an abstract entity changes a person's attitude by shocking them. The NP following 'out of' indicates the previous attitude. |
| Verbs: | jolt, shake |
| Example: | …an investigation that shakes her out of her complacency. (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative; causation; cognition |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Phenomenon-actor; NP2: Cognizer; NP3: Phenomenon-thought
Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; prep + NP3: Result |