'V n (Communication)' - Construction 1
| Name: | the answer someone construction |
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| Description: | A person places an utterance at a point in the discourse. The NP following the verb indicates the addressee. |
| Verbs: | answer, approach, call, ring |
| Example: | I answered him at once. (BNC) |
| Membership: | Communication; person as object |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Receiver
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