Syntactic function vtoN.adV
a transitive verb with its nominal object, this phrase preceding and modifying a main verb; otherwise often called a coverb
Subcategorisation for adverbial function can be problematic whenever one has to decide whether a verb in that syntactic context is lexically specialised on this or not. Decisions on lexicalisation of this sort are by their very nature often subjective.
Usage
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