A transitive verb implying affect caused by physical contact with a body-part takes an NP designating a person as its direct object, and the locus of contact with that person's body appears in a prepositional phrase with on or in, e.g. She touched him on the shoulder. Levin (1993) termed this Body-Part Possessor Ascension. It generally implies a "feel" component, either on behalf of the affected person or as part of the agent's intention, e.g. She kissed him on the cheek (as he slept).
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