'V n adj' - Construction 11
| Name: | the crank the volume up higher construction |
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| Description: | A person changes the volume of something. The adjective is 'higher' or 'lower'. |
| Verbs: | crank up, pitch, turn down, turn up |
| Example: | Performing live, La Mar … pitches her voice higher… (BNC) |
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| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; adj: Result
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; Adj: Attribute Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected; adj: Outcome |