'V n adj' - Construction 5
| Name: | the call something quality construction |
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| Description: | A person says that something has a particular quality. |
| Verbs: | brand, call, certify, declare, diagnose, label, pass, pronounce, prove, report, rule |
| Example: | Other…people pronounced them wanton and unworthy of reading. (BNC) |
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| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2 + adj: Message
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Carrier; Adj: Attribute |