<def-root>In this frame an <fen>Experiencer</fen> experiences an <fen>Emotion</fen> or is in an <fen>Emotional_state</fen>. There can also be an <fen>Evaluation</fen> of the internal experiential state.
<ex><fex name="Experiencer">John</fex> <t>feels</t> <fex name="Emotion">anger towards his mother</fex>.</ex>
<ex><fex name="Experiencer">Martha</fex> <t>feels</t> <fex name="Emotional_state">angry</fex>.</ex>
<ex><fex name="Experiencer">Dr. Hibbert</fex> <t>feels</t> <fex name="Evaluation">good</fex>.</ex>
Inalienably possessed aspects of the <fen>Experiencer</fen> frequently stand in for the <fen>Experiencer</fen>.
<ex><fex name="Experiencer">Her heart</fex> <t>felt</t> <fex name="Emotional_state">angry</fex>.</ex>
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<def-root>The <fen>Experiencer</fen> experiences the <fen>Emotion</fen> or is in the <fen>Emotional_state</fen>.
<ex>After two pints, <fex name="Exp">he</fex> <t>felt</t> <fex name="Eval">a bit better</fex> and Ted arrived.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Emotion</fen> is the feeling that the <fen>Experiencer</fen> experiences.
<ex><fex name="Exp">Patients</fex> <t>experience</t> <fex name="Emot">high anxiety levels</fex> at time of admission to hospital.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Emotional_state</fen> is the state the <fen>Experiencer</fen> is in.
<ex>Her heart was galloping so fast that <fex name="Exp">she</fex> <t>felt</t> <fex name="Emo_s">quite giddy with happiness</fex>.</ex>
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<def-root>The <fen>Evaluation</fen> is a negative or positive assessment of the <fen>Experiencer</fen> regarding his or her <fen>Emotional_state</fen>.
<ex><fex name="Exp">Max</fex> was <t>feeling</t> <fex name="Eval">worse than he'd ever felt in his life</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The thing or state-of-affairs that leads to the <fen>Experiencer</fen> feeling the <fen>Emotion</fen> or <fen>Emotional_state</fen>.</def-root>
Emotions
COD: feel (an emotion).
FN: experiencing an emotion
FN: experience an emotion.
COD: emotional responses or tendencies to respond.
COD: a strong feeling, such as joy, anger, or sadness.
FN: a feeling that can be vague or explicit.