Serial verbs in White Hmong / / by Nerida Jarkey.

• Superior document: Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture, Volume 12
• VerfasserIn: Jarkey, Nerida,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ; Volume 12.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (322 pages) :; illustrations.

In Serial Verbs in White Hmong Nerida Jarkey investigates verb serialization, a highly productive grammatical strategy in this dynamic Southeast Asian language in which multiple verbs are simply concatenated within a single clause to depict a single event. The investigation identifies four major types of serial verb construction (SVC) in White Hmong and finds that the key function of all these types is to depict a single event in an elaborate and vivid way, a much-favoured method of description in this language. These findings concerning the nature and function of SVCs in White Hmong contribute to broader discussions on the nature of events as both cognitive and cultural constructs.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Introduction to White Hmong Language -- 2 Introduction to Serial Verb Constructions -- 3 Productive Serial Verb Constructions in White Hmong -- 4 Valency-Increasing SVCs and Grammaticalization -- 5 Superficially Similar Constructions -- 6 Conclusion -- Sources for White Hmong Examples -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors -- Index of Languages and Language Families -- Index of Subjects.