CASA|Con The CASA-ConstructiCon of the English Language


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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
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