'V n on n' - Construction 5
| Name: | the brief someone on a topic construction |
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| Description: | A person gives another person information on a topic. |
| Verbs: | advise, brief, counsel, instruct, lecture, tell, update, fill in |
| Example: | …while he briefed her on what he intended to do… (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative; communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Receiver; NP3: Topic
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