Multi-verb constructions : a view from the Americas

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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Other Authors: Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I︠U︡. (Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna), Muysken, Pieter, Birchall, Joshua
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Series:Brill's studies in the indigenous languages of the Americas ; v. 3.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Verb.
Indians of South America > Languages > Grammar.
Indians of North America > Languages > Grammar.
Indians of South America > Languages.
Indians of North America > Languages.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Coordinate constructions.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Native American Languages.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Coordinate constructions
Grammar, Comparative and general > Verb
Indians of North America > Languages
Indians of North America > Languages > Grammar
Indians of South America > Languages
Indians of South America > Languages > Grammar
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