C a u s e d – M o t i o n C o n s t r u c t i o n
The Caused-Motion Construction is defined structurally as
Subject - Predicate (nonstative verb) - Object - Obl (directional phrase).
The semantics of the construction is argued to involve the causer that directly
causes the theme to move along a path designated by the directional phrase:
Subject (Cause) - Predicate (Cause-Move) - Object (Theme) - Obl (Goal)
, e.g.:
They laughed the poor guy out of the room. They sprayed the paint onto the wall.
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