'V n about n' - Construction 4
| Name: | the challenge someone about construction |
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| Description: | A person engages in a confrontational dialogue with someone about a topic. |
| Verbs: | challenge, confront, fight, tackle |
| Example: | …when the labourer summons her courage to challenge the boss about conditions on the farm… (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication; affective communication; bidirectional |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Receiver; NP3: Topic
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