'V as n' - Construction 5
| Name: | the function as a role construction |
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| Description: | A person or entity is able to fulfil a given role. |
| Verbs: | act, double, figure, function, operate, serve, double up |
| Example: | …money can function as a medium of exchange… (BNC) |
| Membership: | category; reporting |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Equivalence.
Roles: NP1: Carrier; NP2: Attribute
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