'V n as adj' - Construction 4
| Name: | the describe something as quality construction |
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| Description: | A person says or writes that someone or something has a specific quality. |
| Verbs: | acknowledge, bill, certify, characterise, cite, class, classify, confirm, depict, describe, designate, diagnose, label, mention, portray, present, rank, represent, reveal, tout |
| Example: | Sarah described her work as stressful, frustrating and maddening… (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2+adj: Message
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Carrier; adj: Attribute |