'V n (Material)' - Construction 20
| Name: | the appoint someone construction |
|---|---|
| Description: | A person puts someone in a role. |
| Verbs: | e.g. admit, appoint, elect, employ, enter (a competitor), move (a person), promote, reject, remove |
| Example: | The council has appointed a landscape architect… (BNC) |
| Membership: | Actor affects something; make a change; change location/ownership; abstract |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Location change.
Roles: NP1: Cause-move; NP2: Mover-abstract
Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected |