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The Syntax of Serial Verbs: An Investigation into Serialization in Sranan and Other Languages (Creole Language Library, 2) - Hardcover

Serba, Mark

 
9780915027958: The Syntax of Serial Verbs: An Investigation into Serialization in Sranan and Other Languages (Creole Language Library, 2)

Synopsis

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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