Multi-verb constructions : a view from the Americas / / 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 fi...
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| Superior document: | Brill's studies in the indigenous languages of the Americas, v. 3 |
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| 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. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / A. Aikhenvald and P. Muysken
- Multi-Verb Constructions: Setting The Scene / Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
- Dimensions Of Northern Paiute Multi-Verb Constructions / Tim Thornes
- Lexical, Quasi-Inflectional, And Inflectional Compounding In Upper Necaxa Totonac / David Beck
- The Grammar Of Teribe Verb Serialization In A Cross-Chibchan Perspective / J. Diego Quesada
- Multi-Verb Constructions In Ecuadorian Quechua / Pieter Muysken
- Desiderative Verb Sequences In Uchumataqu / Katja Hannß
- Multi-Verb Predicates And Transitivity Harmony In Shipibo-Konibo / Pilar M. Valenzuela
- ‘Derivational Verbs’ And Other Multi-Verb Constructions In Aweti And Tupi-Guarani / Sebastian Drude
- Multi-Verb Constructions In Yurakare / Rik Van Gijn
- Movima Phasal Verbs / Katharina Haude
- Author Index / A. Aikhenvald and P. Muysken
- Language Index / A. Aikhenvald and P. Muysken
- Subject Index / A. Aikhenvald and P. Muysken.