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Verb-Verb Complexes in Asian Languages (Hardcover)
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This volume is the first to present a detailed survey of the
systems of verb-verb complexes in Asian languages from both a
synchronic and diachronic perspective. Many Asian languages share,
to a greater or lesser extent, a unique class of compound verbs
consisting of a main verb and a quasi-auxiliary verb known as a
'vector' or 'explicator'. These quasi-auxiliary verbs exhibit
unique grammatical behaviour that suggests that they have an
intermediate status between full lexical verbs and wholly reduced
auxiliaries. They are also semantically unique, in that when they
are combined with main verbs, they can convey a rich variety of
functional meanings beyond the traditional notions of tense,
aspect, and modality, such as manner and intensity of action,
benefaction for speaker or hearer, and polite or derogatory styles
in speech. In this book, leading specialists in a range of Asian
languages offer an in-depth analysis of the long-standing questions
relating to the diachrony and geographical distribution of
verb-verb complexes. The findings have implications for the general
understanding of the grammaticalization of verb categories, complex
predicate formation, aktionsart and event semantics, the
morphology-syntax-semantics interface, areal linguistics, and
typology.
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