'V n as n' - Construction 4
| Name: | the describe something as construction |
|---|---|
| Description: | A person says or writes that someone or something has a specific quality or role. |
| Verbs: | acclaim, acknowledge, address, announce, authenticate, bill, categorise, cite, classify, define, describe, diagnose, hail identify, label, mention, pinpoint, portray, present, proclaim, project, rank, refer to, represent, tag, term, tout |
| Example: | A spokesman … described the device as a sophisticated pacemaker… (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2+NP3: Message
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute |