'V pron refl' - Construction 20
| Name: | the perjure oneself construction |
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| Description: | A person does themselves harm by talking. |
| Verbs: | incriminate, perjure, give up |
| Example: | …also accused [him] of having perjured himself… (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Scope
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