'V n to n' - Construction 34
| Name: | the compare one thing to another construction |
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| Description: | A person construes a relation between two things. |
| Verbs: | anchor, compare, connect, correlate, index, liken, link, match, relate, tie, match up |
| Example: | The writer compares a snow-covered landscape to a beautiful white dress… (BNC) |
| Membership: | relation |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Equivalence.
Roles: NP1: Cognizer; NP2: Carrier1; NP3: Carrier2.
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