'V n by n' - Construction 2
| Name: | the answer a question by saying construction |
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| Description: | A person answers a question or prefaces a speech act by saying something. |
| Verbs: | answer (+question), begin (+speech), end (+speech), preface (+remarks) |
| Example: | …he partly answered his own question by saying that… (BNC) |
| Membership: | by action; communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Scope; NP3: Message
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