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

Stimulate_emotion ( Stimulus, Experiencer )

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.

Phraseological constructions