Language: English
Contributors: Cliff Goddard
References: Levin 1993.0; Iwata 2008.0; Herbst et al. 2004.0
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: COUGH [cough]
Examples: see at the bottom
Schema: 1-nom > V.subj[1]
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cougher | NP-nom V.subj | S |
| (224) |
I couldn't sleep, I was coughing all night. I I could could not not sleep sleep I I was was coughing coughing all all night night I couldn't sleep, I was coughing all night. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (225) |
I coughed up blood. I I coughed coughed up up blood blood I coughed up blood. Comment: an instance of cough up |
| (226) |
She had a nasty cough. she she had had a a nasty nasty cough cough She had a nasty cough. Comment: This is not an instance of the have-a-VP(INF) construction. In the example, cough is a simple noun. |
| (227) |
Coughing, sneezing and wheezing all symptoms of several dog diseases. coughing coughing sneezing sneezing and and wheezing wheezing all all symptoms symptoms of of several several dog dog diseases diseases Coughing, sneezing and wheezing all symptoms of several dog diseases. |
