'V with n' - Construction 6
Name: | the tremble with emotion construction |
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Description: | A person expresses an emotion physically. The NP following 'with' indicates the emotion. |
Verbs: | beam, glow, quake, quiver, reel, shake, shudder, sparkle, squirm, tremble, double up, fall about |
Example: | Richard was trembling with indignation. (BNC) |
Membership: | Emotion 'with'; express physically |
Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Reactor; NP2: Stimulus
Field: Cognition. Roles: NP1: Emoter; NP2: Phenomenon-thought |