be afraid

Coding frame

Complex Verb form
Verb type: COP A

Examples

(233)
I'm afraid of spiders.
I
I
am
am
afraid
afraid
of
of
spiders
spiders
‘I'm afraid of spiders.’
★
(234)
It turned out he was afraid of heights.
it
it
turned
turned
out
out
he
he
was
was
afraid
afraid
of
of
heights
heights
‘It turned out he was afraid of heights.’
★
(381)
He was afraid for his daughter's life.
he
he
was
was
afraid
afraid
for
for
his
his
daughter's
daughter's
life
life
‘He was afraid for his daughter's life.’
★
(382)
I was afraid to mention to him.
I
I
was
was
afraid
afraid
to
to
mention
mention
to
to
him
him
‘I was afraid to mention to him.’
★
(383)
I am afraid for my children.
I
I
am
am
afraid
afraid
for
for
my
my
children
children
‘I am afraid for my children.’
★

Verb meaning , Microroles , Coding sets and Argument types

# FEAR Coding set Argument type
1 fearer NP-nom V.subj S
2 fear stimulus of+NP X

Alternations

Clear filters
Alternation name Occurs Examples
U
Understood Omitted Object more info
N n
C
Accidental Reflexive more info
N y
U
Inchoative-Causative more info
N n
U
Middle more info
N n
C
Reciprocal more info
N y
C
Have-a-VP(nominal) more info
N y
U
Accidental Body-part more info
N n
U
Quasi-agentive Instrumental Subject more info
N n
U
Instrumental Subject more info
N n
U
Directed Nonverbal Expression more info
N n
U
Assisting Body-part more info
N n
U
Location-capacity subject more info
N n
U
Dative more info
N n
C
Get-a-VP(nominal) more info
N y
U
Stimulus Subject more info
N n
U
Direct Quotation more info
N n
That-complement more info
N
U
Abstract subject more info
N n
U
Understood Reflexive Object more info
N n
U
Locus of personal contact more info
N n
U
Conative more info
N n
U
With/against alternation more info
N n
U
Causative-Inchoative more info
N n
U
Benefactive more info
N n
U
Source-of-part more info
N n
U
Cognate Object more info
N n
U
Instrumental Object more info
N n
U
Into-Resultative more info
N n
U
Locative more info
N n
C
Way-construction more info
N y
U
Malefactive more info
N n
C
Gerundive complement more info
N y
U
Stimulus prepositional object more info
N n
U
Resultative complement more info
N n
U
Quasi-benefactive-accompaniment with more info
N n
U
Possessor ascension more info
N n
U
Path subject more info
N n
U
Locative promotion more info
N n
C
To-complement more info
N y
U
Wh-complement more info
N n
U
Topic-about more info
N n
U
Experiencer Passive with of-Stimulus
N n