✍ Scribed by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Pieter C. Muysken (editors)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
This book surveys multi-verb constructions in multiple languages from the Americas, showing a very rich tapestry of typologically unusual constructions, including serial verbs, auxiliaries, co-verbs, phasal verbs. Where possible, a diachronic perspectrive is offered.
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Contents
Preface
Language Map
List of Abbreviations
About the Contributors
Multi-verb Constructions: Setting the Scene
Dimensions of Northern Paiute Multi-verb Constructions
Lexical, quasi-inflectional, and inflectional compounding in Upper Necaxa Totonac
The Grammar of Teribe Verb Serialization in a Cross-Chibchan Perspective
Multi-verb Constructions in Ecuadorian Quechua
Desiderative Verb Sequences in Uchumataqu
Multi-verb Predicates and Transitivity Harmony in Shipibo-Konibo
'Derivational Verbs' and Other Multi-verb Constructions in Aweti and Tupi-Guarani
Multi-verb Constructions in Yurakare
Movima Phasal Verbs
Author Index
Language Index
Subject Index
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