Serial verbs in oceanic : a descriptive typology / Terry Crowley.

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.

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Main Author: Crowley, Terry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
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