'V n from n' - Construction 22
| Name: | the discourage someone from an action construction |
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| Description: | A person talks to someone to stop them doing something. |
| Verbs: | discourage, dissuade, enjoin, warn away |
| Example: | …the days when teachers discouraged their pupils from reading Shelley… (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative 'from'; prevent; communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2+NP3: Message
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