'V with n' - Construction 5
| Name: | the laugh with emotion construction |
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| Description: | A person expresses an emotion in sound. The NP following 'with' indicates the emotion or an expression of emotion. |
| Verbs: | cackle, crow, cry, explode, groan, hoot, howl, laugh, roar, scream, shriek, sigh, snort, squeak, squeal |
| Example: | Then she laughed with sudden pleasure. (BNC) |
| Membership: | Emotion 'with'; express in sound |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Reactor; NP2: Stimulus
Field: Cognition. Roles: NP1: Emoter; NP2: Phenomenon-thought |