'V n to n' - Construction 20
| Name: | the break the news to someone construction |
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| Description: | A person creates a communication directed at another person. The NP following the verb indicates the type of communication. The NP following 'to' indicates the addressee. |
| Verbs: | address (+remarks), bid (+farewell), break (+news), communicate, leak, murmur, pass, present, put (question), put (+viewpoint), read, relay, say, tell, call out, pass on |
| Example: | ...how to break the news to customers. (enTenTen20) |
| Membership: | communication; about information |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Scope; NP3: Receiver.
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