Alternation ‘Topic-about’ (Uncoded)

Verbs of cognition, emotion and communication can sometimes add a "topic" argument marked by preposition about, e.g. We laughed about it. There is scope for confusion because for some verbs, e.g. think, this can be regarded as a "core" valency.

Verb Meaning Verb form Basic coding frame Derived coding frame Occurs Comment # Ex.