'V with n' - Construction 14
| Name: | the sympathesise with someone construction |
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| Description: | A person feels a cognitive alignment with someone. The NP following 'with' indicates the second person. |
| Verbs: | empathise, identify, side, sympathise |
| Example: | Anna liked and sympathised with the girl who had written this letter. (BNC) |
| Membership: | Engagement 'with'; person as subject; person with person; cognition |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Emoter; NP2: Proxy
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