Opinion Frame
According to whom?
Signification
A frame that marks a statement as someone's thought, belief, feeling, judgment, claim, or perspective.
Comment le repérer
Find who thinks, believes, feels, says, or claims the idea.
Exemples
think|believe|feel|in my opinion|according to
I think that|according to Anna|it seems to me
I think this is a good idea.
Visual guide
Opinion frame [who thinks?] + [idea] I think + this is good according to Anna + idea = someone's view, not bare fact
Compare source marking: Bare fact: This is a good idea. Opinion: I think it is. Report: Anna says it is. Feeling: It seems to me. Some langs use particles/evidentials.
Vue par langue
Dans votre langue
Opinion frames use verbs like penser, croire, trouver, with mood depending on certainty and negation.
Je pense qu’il a raison.
I think that he is right.
Dans la langue d’apprentissage
Opinion frames commonly use मुझे लगता है कि or मेरा मानना है कि.
मुझे लगता है कि यह सही है।
To-me seems that this right is.
Learners may translate “I think” too literally and miss the dative pattern.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.