Opinion Frame
Stance frame
Reporting verb
Opinion expression
According to whom?
core
basic
Speaker stance
Meaning
A frame that marks a statement as someone's thought, belief, feeling, judgment, claim, or perspective.
How to spot it
Find who thinks, believes, feels, says, or claims the idea.
Examples
Words
think|believe|feel|in my opinion|according to
Phrases
I think that|according to Anna|it seems to me
Sentence
I think this is a good idea.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Opinion frame [who thinks?] + [idea] I think + this is good according to Anna + idea = someone's view, not bare fact
Compare shape
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.
Language View
In your language
English (US default)
Presence
strong
Importance
English uses opinion frames such as I think, I believe, in my view, and it seems to me.
I think this is useful.
I think = opinion frame
In learning language
Hindi (standard)
Presence
strong
Difficulty
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.
Typical learner issue
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.