Prepositional phrase complements to English mental adjectives: Variation and Change KU Leuven
English mental adjectives (e.g., aware, angry, happy, sure, surprised, etc.) can have their complements marked by a variety of prepositions. For example, angry can combine with prepositional phrase complements (PPCs) headed by about, at, or with, as well as for and over, all potentially marking the external source of the anger. PPCs to English mental adjectives have not been heavily researched. Adopting both the synchronic and diachronic ...