The Syntax of Serial Verbs

The Syntax of Serial Verbs PDF Author: Mark Sebba
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 902725222X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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Book 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.