'V n to n' - Construction 15
| Name: | the promote someone to a role construction |
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| 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. |