'V n as n' - Construction 5
| Name: | the condemn something as construction |
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| Description: | A person says or writes that someone or something has a specific negative or positive quality or characteristic. |
| Verbs: | attack, brand, condemn, decry, denounce, dismiss, expose, reject, scorn, stigmatise, villify; herald, laud, lionise, trumpet |
| Example: | …numerous opposition leaders had condemned the visit as a pointless extravagance… (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2+NP3: Message
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute |