'V as n' - Construction 7

Name: the masquerade as a false identity construction
Description: A person assumes a false or fictional identity.
Verbs: masquerade, parade, pose, dress up
Example: …he sits in the Galleria at Milan, masquerading as the composer himself. (BNC)
Membership: category; claiming
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Carrier; NP2: Attribute
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