'V pron refl' - Construction 20

Name: the perjure oneself construction
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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