'V adj' - Construction 10

Name: the jump high construction
Description: A person or animal moves upwards or downwards. The adjectives are 'high' and 'low'.
Verbs: bend, crouch, fly, jump, leap, soar, stoop, swoop
Example: One of the sheep jumped high in the air… (BNC)
Membership: result; movement
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Equivalence Roles: NP1: Carrier; adj: Attribute
Field: Change Roles: NP1: Affected; adj: Outcome
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