Frame description

A person, the Cognizer, thinks about a Topic over a period of time. What is pondered may be a course of action that the person might take, or something more general.

Examples:

1. Jenna fragt sich, was morgen passiert.1. Jenna wonders, what will happen tomorrow.
2. Du bringst mich auf eine Idee.2. You gave me an idea.
3. Ich habe mir  schon Gedanken gemacht,ein neues Projekt anzufangen.3. I contemplated starting a new project.

Frame Elements

Frame Element descriptions (on hover):

Cognizer

The person doing the mental activity (i.e. thinking). This frame element is typically the grammatical subject.

Topic

The subject of the Cognizer’s thoughts (i.e. what the Cognizer is thinking about).