The Syntax of Serial Verbs: An Investigation into Serialization in Sranan and Other Languages - Rilegato

Serba, Mark

 
9780915027958: The Syntax of Serial Verbs: An Investigation into Serialization in Sranan and Other Languages

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This monograph is about the chains of verbs commonly found in Creole Languages, West African languages, in particular the Kwa sub-group of Niger-Congo, Chinese and certain other languages and have acquired the name of 'serial verbs' in the literature. As a case study, the serial constructions of Sranan, a creole language of Surinam with an English lexical base, are examined in detail.

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ISBN 10:  902725222X ISBN 13:  9789027252227
Casa editrice: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 1987
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