The Syntax of Serial Verbs : An Investigation Into Serialisation in Sranan and Other Languages
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| Title: | The Syntax of Serial Verbs : An Investigation Into Serialisation in Sranan and Other Languages |
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| Description: | 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. |
| Authors: | Sebba, Mark |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Grammar, Comparative and general--Verb, Sranan language--Verb, Sranan language--Syntax |
| Categories: | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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: | 9789027252227 9789027279026 |
