CASA|Con The CASA-ConstructiCon of the English Language


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Name Monotransitive Construction
Semantic function of cxn An ÆFFECTOR does something to an ÆFFECTED.
Slots 1 (argument) 2 (verb) 3 (argument)
Semantic role of slots ÆFFECTOR ÆFFECTED

Syntactic function  

potential subject unit in predicate
Syntactic form NP V NP
Example She kissed him.COCA-2010-FIC He opened the window.COCA-2012-FIC