| Name | Exchange-X-for-Y Construction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semantic function of cxn | An ÆFFECTOR exchanges an ÆFFECTED for a SUBSTITUTE. | |||
| Slots | 1 (argument) | 2 (verb) | 3 (argument) | 4 (argument) |
| Semantic role of slots | ÆFFECTOR | ÆFFECTED | SUBSTITUTE | |
Syntactic function |
potential subject | unit in predicate | unit in predicate | |
| CASA | potential subject | Object | Object | |
| traditional | potential subject | Object | adverbial | |
| Syntactic form | NP | V | NP | PPfor |
| Example | She was … too prudent to exchange him for a lover whose interest would probably not last very long.BNC-ANY743 | |||