'V n to n' - Construction 15

Name: the promote someone to a role construction
Description: A person causes someone to have a new role or position. The NP following 'to' indicates the new role.
Verbs: accredit, appoint, apprentice, demote, nominate, ordain, promote, recall, recruit, relegate, transfer, upgrade
Example: The team has promoted [him] to director of team operations. (enTenTen20)
Membership: action; cause; figurative; person
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; NP3: Result.
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute.
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