Stimulus_focus

Definition:

In this frame either a Stimulus brings about a particular emotion or experience in the Experiencer or saliently fails to bring about a particular experience.

El balance económico de la lempresa es ALARMANTE. INI

Es SORPRENDENTE que los ciudadanos todavía se crean las patrañas de este político de pacotilla INI.

Fue una propuesta SORPRENDENTE para todos nosotros.
Some words indicate that the Stimulus is characterized by the experience it is likely to evoke in an Experiencer and for these, the Experiencer may rarely be present.

There may also be a Degree to which the Stimulus affects the Experiencer and Circumstances under which the experience occurs. There may also be a Comparison_set to which the Stimulus is compared and a Parameter that indicates the area in which the Stimulus has its effect.

FEs:

Core:

Stimulus [Sti]
The Stimulus is the object or event which brings about the emotion in the Experiencer.
       Es realmente ADMIRABLE que te sacrifiques por lo demás.
 

Experiencer [Exp]
Semantic Type
Sentient
The Experiencer experiences the emotion brought about by the Stimulus. The Experiencer is usually deprofiled in this frame. It is usually a PP headed by para 'for'.
       Resulta ADMIRABLE para todos nosotros que hayas dedicado tu vida a los demás.
 
Non-Core:
Circumstances [Cir]
This FE marks expressions that indicate a set of conditions under which the Stimulus is able to bring about the emotion to the Experiencer.
       En los días soleados, la vista es ADMIRABLE desde lo alto de la montaña.
 

Comparison_set [Cs]
The Comparison_set is the set of individuals the Stimulus is compared to when determining the Degree of the emotional reaction.
       Randy is very STIMULATING for a curator.
 

Degree [Deg]
Semantic Type
Degree
Degree to which the Stimulus evokes the emotion in the Experiencer.
       Me resulta muy DOLOROSO tenerte que comunicar que estás despedida.
 

Time [Tim]
Time when the Stimulus brings about a particular emotion or experience in the Experiencer.
       Por la mañana, me resulta DOLOROSO hacer esas cosas.
 

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Perspective on: Emotions
Is perspectivized in:
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Lexical Units

admirable.a, alarmante.a, asombroso.a, doloroso.a, sorprendente.a, sorpresa.n

Created by subirats on Thu Jun 06 14:14:44 CEST 2002