Stimulate_emotion "V n to death" construction
Form
NP
Stimulus
Verb
NP
Experiencer
to death
Examples
Stimulus
[The whole idea of commuting]
Verb
scares
Experiencer
me
to death
[to death.]
In recording every banality of the day,
Stimulus
he
risks
Verb
boring
Experiencer
[the reader]
to death
[to death.]
Meaning
A Stimulus causes an emotional reaction in the Experiencer to a much larger extent than usual.
Roles
Stimulus
The thing, person, or event which brings about the emotional state of the Experiencer.
Experiencer
The person who reacts emotionally or psychologically to the Stimulus.
Frames
Inherits from
Sub-constructions
Lexical items ( Verb slot)
Stimulate_emotion
bore
In recording every banality of the day, he risks boring the reader to death.
frighten
You frightened Alice to death.
scare
The whole idea of commuting scares me to death.