Communication_means "V that" construction

Form

NP
Communicator
Verb
Means
that
Clause
Message

Examples

Meaning

A Communicator conveys a Message using specific Means.

Roles

Communicator
The person using the Means to convey the Message.
Means
The instrument of communication that is used by the Communicator. The Means are not necessarily directly referred to, but at least they are implied by the verb.
Message
The content that the Communicator communicates using the Means.

Frames

Communication_means ( Communicator, Message, Means )

Description

This construction is identical to the Communication "V that" construction it inherits from, except that the verb explicitly encodes the Means of communication, i.e. the specific instrument used by the Communicator to convey the Message: telephone, fax, computer software (email, IM, skype), etc.

Inherits from

Sub-constructions

Lexical items ( Verb slot)

Gesture signal She signalled that they should lower their voices. Communication_means email But when I ask, she emails that blessedly, I've somehow been protected from that article. post Somebody had posted that Alliance stood to lose three seats. radio You just radio that you need someone to replace you. text tweet

Phraseological constructions