Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (Australian Laurea Distinguished Professor

Serial Verbs

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an in-depth typological account of the forms, functions, and histories of serial verb constructions, in which several verbs combine to form a single predicate. It uses an inductively-based framework for the analysis and draws on data from languages with different typological profiles and genetic affiliations.

Produktdetails

• Oxford Studies in Typology and Linguistic Theory
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9780198791263
• ISBN-10: 0198791267
• Artikelnr.: 52639378

Autorenporträt

Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald is Australian Laureate Fellow, Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Indigenous Health and Equity Research at Central Queensland University and Foundation Director of the former Language and Culture Research Centre at James Cook University.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Serial verbs: The framework
2: Recognizing a serial verb
3: Composition and meanings of serial verbs
4: Formal properties of serial verbs
5: The limits of serial verbs
6: The many facets of serial verbs
7: What are serial verbs good for?
8: The rise and fall of serial verbs
9: The essence of serial verbs: What can we conclude?
Fieldworker's guide to serial verb constructions
References
Index