| NP V |
| example |
"It matters."
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| syntax |
Cause V
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| semantics |
emotional_state(E, Emotion, ?Experiencer)
in_reaction_to(E, Cause)
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| NP V PP.experiencer |
| example |
"It matters to me."
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| syntax |
Cause V {to} Experiencer
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| semantics |
emotional_state(E, Emotion, Experiencer)
in_reaction_to(E, Cause)
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| It V PP.experiencer that S |
| example |
"It matters to me that they were wrong."
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| syntax |
(it) V {to} Experiencer Cause <+that_comp>
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| semantics |
emotional_state(E, Emotion, Experiencer)
in_reaction_to(E, Cause)
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| It V that S |
| example |
"It matters that they left."
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| syntax |
(it) V Cause <+that_comp>
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| semantics |
emotional_state(E, Emotion, ?Experiencer)
in_reaction_to(E, Cause)
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| That S.cause V |
| example |
"That he came matters."
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| syntax |
Cause <+that_comp> V
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| semantics |
emotional_state(E, Emotion, ?Experiencer)
in_reaction_to(E, Cause)
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