Making aware "V at n" construction
Form
NP
Content
Verb
at
NP
Experiencer
Examples
Content
[The word Mahon]
Verb
[leapt out]
at
at
Experiencer
her.
Content
[The troubling question]
Verb
nagged
at
at
Experiencer
[Sheldon Souray.]
Meaning
Some Content is noticed by an Experiencer.
Roles
Content
The thing or situation that the Experiencer becomes aware of.
Experiencer
The person who notices the Content.
Frames
Inherits from
Sub-constructions
Lexical items ( Verb slot)
Stimulate_emotion
nag
The troubling question nagged at Sheldon Souray: What if he never played a professional hockey game again?
niggle
She stopped short, for a nasty pain which had been niggling at her ever since the previous night suddenly sharpened.
Enter_awareness
jump out
Yet, for all that, there were two facts that jumped out at you from this fifth-round tie.
leap out
The word Mahon leapt out at her.