UID:
almahu_9947361858202882
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 281 p.) :
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ISBN:
9780191712050 (ebook) :
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0191712051 (ebook) :
Content:
Terry Crowley introduces the idea of serial verbs which are clauses that include multiple verbs or verb-like items that are used to convey a single meaning like wash the plates clean. The author argues that their formation is a consequence of contact between different languages.
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780198241355
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
URL:
Oxford scholarship online
