English psychological verbs

This file defines the English psychological and agent–patient verbs of Solstad and Bott's study: the agent-experiencer verbs enjoy, like, love, hate and their kin, the stimulus-experiencer verbs frighten, amuse, fascinate and the rest, and the agent-patient verbs of contact and motion, chase, hit, push, pull and their kin.

References

• [Lev93]
• [Lev26]
• [SB24]

Agent-experiencer verbs ([SB24])

[Lev93] class 31.2 (admire). Subject = experiencer, object = stimulus. NP1 (subject) IC bias.

def English.Verbs.enjoy : Verb

"enjoy" — AgExp verb (experiencer-subject)

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def English.Verbs.like : Verb

"like" — AgExp verb (experiencer-subject)

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def English.Verbs.love : Verb

"love" — AgExp verb (experiencer-subject)

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def English.Verbs.hate : Verb

"hate" — AgExp verb (experiencer-subject)

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def English.Verbs.admire : Verb

"admire" — AgExp verb (experiencer-subject)

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def English.Verbs.envy : Verb

"envy" — AgExp verb (experiencer-subject). DOC-only ditransitive ("He envies me the car"). Implicit goal is definite (familiar). Implicit second obj is indefinite.

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def English.Verbs.respect : Verb

"respect" — AgExp verb (experiencer-subject)

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def English.Verbs.value : Verb

"value" — AgExp verb (experiencer-subject)

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def English.Verbs.fear_np : Verb

"fear" (NP complement) — Class I psych verb (B&R temere). "John fears snakes." Experiencer subject, stimulus object. Note: fear (attitude verb, clausal complement) is defined separately.

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def English.Verbs.dread_np : Verb

"dread" (NP complement) — Class I psych verb. "John dreads exams." Note: dread (attitude, clausal) defined separately.

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Stimulus-experiencer verbs ([SB24])

[Lev93] class 31.1 (amuse). Subject = stimulus, object = experiencer. NP2 (object) IC bias.

def English.Verbs.frighten : Verb

"frighten" — StimExp verb (stimulus subject).

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def English.Verbs.amuse : Verb

"amuse" — StimExp verb (stimulus subject).

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def English.Verbs.fascinate : Verb

"fascinate" — StimExp verb (stimulus subject).

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def English.Verbs.irritate : Verb

"irritate" — StimExp verb (stimulus subject).

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def English.Verbs.annoy : Verb

"annoy" — StimExp verb (stimulus subject).

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def English.Verbs.bore : Verb

"bore" — StimExp verb (stimulus subject).

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def English.Verbs.charm : Verb

"charm" — StimExp verb (stimulus subject).

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def English.Verbs.impress : Verb

"impress" — StimExp verb (stimulus subject).

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def English.Verbs.concern : Verb

"concern" — stative Class II psych verb.

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def English.Verbs.interest : Verb

"interest" — stative Class II psych verb.

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def English.Verbs.surprise : Verb

"surprise" — eventive Class II (Levin 31.1). "The news surprised John."

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def English.Verbs.scare : Verb

"scare" — eventive Class II (Levin 31.1). "The noise scared John."

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def English.Verbs.delight : Verb

"delight" — eventive Class II (Levin 31.1). "The gift delighted Mary."

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def English.Verbs.embarrass : Verb

"embarrass" — eventive Class II (Levin 31.1). "The remark embarrassed John."

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def English.Verbs.upset_psych : Verb

"upset" — eventive Class II (Levin 31.1). "The news upset Mary."

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def English.Verbs.disgust : Verb

"disgust" — eventive Class II (Levin 31.1). "The smell disgusted John."

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def English.Verbs.shock : Verb

"shock" — eventive Class II (Levin 31.1). "The revelation shocked everyone."

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def English.Verbs.confuse : Verb

"confuse" — eventive Class II (Levin 31.1). "The instructions confused John."

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def English.Verbs.disappoint : Verb

"disappoint" — eventive Class II (Levin 31.1). "The result disappointed Mary."

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def English.Verbs.worry_eventive : Verb

"worry" (eventive) — Class II. "The noise worried John." Note: worry (attitude, clausal) defined separately.

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def English.Verbs.worry_stative : Verb

"worry" (stative) — Class II. "The situation worries John."

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def English.Verbs.please_psych : Verb

"please" — stative Class II. "The idea pleases John." Related to B&R Class III It. piacere.

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def English.Verbs.trouble : Verb

"trouble" — stative Class II. "The thought troubles John."

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def English.Verbs.puzzle : Verb

"puzzle" — stative Class II. "The problem puzzles John."

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Agent-patient verbs ([SB24])

Agent-patient verbs with full agentive subjects. NP1 IC bias (default). "kick" already defined above.

def English.Verbs.chase : Verb

"chase" — AgPat verb (Levin 51.6)

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def English.Verbs.hit : Verb

"hit" — AgPat verb (Levin 18.1)

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def English.Verbs.push : Verb

"push" — AgPat verb (Levin 12)

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def English.Verbs.pull : Verb

"pull" — AgPat verb (Levin 12)

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def English.Verbs.shove : Verb

"shove" — verb of exerting force (Levin 12, [Lev26] (31))

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def English.Verbs.tug : Verb

"tug" — verb of exerting force (Levin 12, [Lev26] (31))

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def English.Verbs.yank : Verb

"yank" — verb of exerting force (Levin 12, [Lev26] (31))

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def English.Verbs.jerk : Verb

"jerk" — verb of exerting force (Levin 12, [Lev26] (31))

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def English.Verbs.wrench : Verb

"wrench" — verb of exerting force for [Lev26] (31); not among the members of Levin's §12.

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def English.Verbs.fling : Verb

"fling" — Levin 17.1 Throw verbs; a verb of exerting force for [Lev26] (31). Irregular past.

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def English.Verbs.slam : Verb

"slam" — Levin 17.1 Throw verbs; a hitting verb for [Lev26] (32a). Irregular doubling.

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def English.Verbs.punch : Verb

"punch" — Levin 18.2 Swat verbs; a hitting verb for [Lev26] (32a).

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def English.Verbs.smack : Verb

"smack" — verb of surface contact, hitting (Levin 18.1, [Lev26] (32a))

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def English.Verbs.thump : Verb

"thump" — verb of surface contact, hitting (Levin 18.1, [Lev26] (32a))

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def English.Verbs.bang : Verb

"bang" — verb of surface contact, hitting (Levin 18.1, [Lev26] (32a))

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def English.Verbs.thrash : Verb

"thrash" — Levin 18.3 Spank verbs; a hitting verb for [Lev26] (32a).

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def English.Verbs.hammer : Verb

"hammer" — Levin 18.1 Hit verbs.

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def English.Verbs.scrape : Verb

"scrape" — verb of surface contact, wiping (Levin 10.4, [Lev26] (32b)). In intr-push-open, enters through surface-contact sense, not removing sense.

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def English.Verbs.wipe : Verb

"wipe" — Levin 10.4 Wipe verbs, manner subclass.

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def English.Verbs.carry : Verb

"carry" — AgPat verb (Levin 11.4)

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def English.Verbs.drag : Verb

"drag" — AgPat verb (Levin 11.4/12)

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def English.Verbs.call : Verb

"call" — AgPat verb (communication + agent-patient frame)

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