| Name: |
the what I like about something construction |
| Description: |
A person feels an emotion towards something. The pattern is expressed as a pseudo-cleft sentence beginning with 'what'. The NP following 'about' indicates the thing that is liked or disliked. |
| Verbs: |
dislike, feel, hate, like, love, think |
| Example: |
You know, Clare, what I like about you is your innocence. (BNC) |
| Membership: |
cognition; person as subject; emotion |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Anticipatory; NP2: Emoter; NP3: Phenomenon-Topic
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