'V with n' - Construction 7
| Name: | the eyes brighten with emotion construction |
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| Description: | A part of a body expresses an emotion. The NP following 'with' indicates the emotion. |
| Verbs: | blaze, brighten, cloud, gleam, glisten, glitter, shake, shine, sparkle, light up |
| Example: | Her green eyes gleamed with hatred. (BNC) |
| Membership: | Emotion 'with'; body part |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Reactor; NP2: Stimulus
Field: Cognition. Roles: NP1: Emoter; NP2: Phenomenon-thought |