Table 11 Semantic categories of the object nominal collocates of affect
Semantic category | Number of collocates | Examples |
|---|---|---|
Cognition, attitudes, and aptitudes | 4 | Decision, attitude, function, ability |
Action/behavior/motion | 2 | Behaviour, performance |
Life/environment | 10 | Life, health, people, child, women, individual, area, country, family, environment |
Cause and relationship | 4 | Relationships, output, outcome, result |
Trade/business | 5 | Price, industry, business, trade, economy |
Degree/quality | 5 | Level, rate, quality, balance, right |