'V about n' - Construction 5
| Name: | the call about construction |
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| Description: | A person makes contact with another person about something. The NP following 'about' indicates the topic. The person contacted is not mentioned. |
| Verbs: | call, phone, phone up, ring, ring up, write in |
| Example: | ... the president of my bank calls about the same subject. (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication; unilateral; without affect |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Topic
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