Stimulus does not seem to have any prototypical adposition in the languages we have looked at. In English, it can be construed in several ways:

• my affection for you (Stimulus↝Beneficiary) 001

• scared by the bear (Stimulus↝Force) 002

• You should listen/pay attention to the music. (Stimulus↝Goal) 003

• Stimulus↝Direction:

  • We were looking at the photo. 004

  • I was angry at him. [cf. #011] 005

  • I startled at the noise. 006

• Stimulus↝Topic is assigned to cases where the PP describes the topic or content of one’s emotion:

  • I care about you. 007

  • That’s what I love about the show. 008

  • I took_pride in the results. 009

  • I was proud of/happy with the results. 010

  • I was angry with him. [cf. #005] 011

  • I was in_{Characteristic↝Locus} love with him. [cf. Characteristic#037] 012

  • They bored me with their incessant talk about cats. 013

• Stimulus↝Beneficiary:

  • Her disdain for customers was apparent. 014

  • He has/feels compassion towards/for animals. 015

• I am thankful/grateful for your help. (Stimulus↝Explanation) 016

See also: Topic, Beneficiary

Counterpart: Experiencer