'V n out of n' - Construction 11
| Name: | the talk someone out of an action construction |
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| Description: | A person convinces someone not to pursue an action by talking to them. The NP following 'out of' indicates the action. |
| Verbs: | coax, persuade, talk |
| Example: | …I had endeavoured to talk the doctors out of this unhappy decision. (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative; causation; communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2+NP3: Message
Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; prep + NP3: Result |