'V n as adj' - Construction 6
| Name: | the misrepresent something as quality construction |
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| Description: | A person is reported as saying that someone or something has a specific quality. The reporter considers this to be incorrect. |
| Verbs: | misrepresent, pigeon-hole, stereotype, pass off |
| Example: | …Greek antiquity has been misrepresented as superficial… (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2+adj: Message
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Carrier; adj: Attribute |