'V around n' - Construction 2
| Name: | the skate around construction |
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| Description: | A person avoids talking about a topic. The NP following 'around' indicates the topic. |
| Verbs: | skate, skirt |
| Example: | …the Treaty of Rome had skirted around the question of political cooperation. (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative position; person; action |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Topic
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