CASA — A Constructionist Approach to Syntactic Analysis

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Monotransitive Construction

Name Monotransitive Construction
Semantic function of cxn An ÆFFECTOR does something to an ÆFFECTED.
Slots Slot 1: argument Slot 2: predicate Slot 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