Author

Publication

2002 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

70,250 words, Guess

Page Count

281 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC499/.4
  • LCCPL6173 .C76 2002

Description

Terry Crowley introduces the idea of serial verbs which are clauses that include multiple verbs or verb-like items that are used to convey a single meaning like wash the plates clean. The author argues that their formation is a consequence of contact between different languages.

Subjects

Topics

VerbOceanic languagesLanguages in contactTypology (Linguistics)Oceanic languages -- VerbLanguages in contact -- Oceania

Places

Other Editions

  • Serial verbs in oceanic: a descriptive typologyOxford University Press2002-01-01

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