'V n about n' - Construction 4

Name: the challenge someone about construction
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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