Multi-verb constructions : a view from the Americas / / edited by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and Pieter C. Muysken with the assistance of Joshua Birchall.

• Superior document: Brill's studies in the indigenous languages of the Americas, v. 3
• TeilnehmendeR: Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I͡U.; Muysken, Pieter.; Birchall, Joshua.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's studies in the indigenous languages of the Americas ; v. 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Multi-Verb Constructions: Setting The Scene /; Dimensions Of Northern Paiute Multi-Verb Constructions /; Lexical, Quasi-Inflectional, And Inflectional Compounding In Upper Necaxa Totonac /; The Grammar Of Teribe Verb Serialization In A Cross-Chibchan Perspective /; Multi-Verb Constructions In Ecuadorian Quechua /; Desiderative Verb Sequences In Uchumataqu /; Multi-Verb Predicates And Transitivity Harmony In Shipibo-Konibo /; ‘Derivational Verbs’ And Other Multi-Verb Constructions In Aweti And Tupi-Guarani /; Multi-Verb Constructions In Yurakare /; Movima Phasal Verbs /; Author Index /; Language Index /; Subject Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 128312064X; 9786613120649; 9004194673
• ISSN: 1876-5580
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and Pieter C. Muysken with the assistance of Joshua Birchall.

One of the most complex topics in the study of the indigenous languages of the Americas, and indeed in the study of any language set, is the complex behaviour of multi-verb constructions. In many languages, several verbs can co-occur in a sentence, forming a single predicate. This book contains a first survey of such constructions in languages of North, Middle, and South America. Though it is not a systematic typological survey, the combined insights from the various chapters give a very rich perspective on this phenomenon, involving a host of typologically diverse constructions, including serial verb constructions, auxiliaries, co-verbs, phasal verbs, incorporated verbs, et cetera Aikhenvald's long introduction puts the chapters into a single perspective.