'V n to n' - Construction 30

Name: the prefer one thing to another construction
Description: A person thinks of one thing as of higher value than another.
Verbs: prefer, subjugate, subordinate
Example: ...whether they would prefer an electronic journal to a hard copy journal... (enTenen20)
Membership: cognition
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Cognition. Roles: NP1: Emoter; NP2 + NP3: Phenomenon.
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