'V n with n' - Construction 17
| Name: | the pepper something with something construction |
|---|---|
| Description: | A person throws an amount of something such as a liquid over something or someone. The NP following 'with' indicates the liquid. |
| Verbs: | pepper, shower, spatter, splash, spray, sprinkle, squirt, strew |
| Example: | She sprayed an old cot with white paint. (BNC) |
| Membership: | transfer 'with'; action; literal; location |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; prep + NP3: Result
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected; NP3: Means |