Difference between revisions of "Multiverbs and Complex Predicates"

Revision as of 17:58, 17 December 2009

Edited by Gautam Sengupta and Lars Hellan

This page is an attempt at assembling and classifying cross-linguistically a variety of types falling into the categories 'multiverb constructions' (MVC) and 'complex predicates' (CP).

For MVCs, salient examples include, from Bangla (Bengali):

আমি বাড়ি গিয়ে ভাত খেয়ে ঘুমাবো

“I will go home, eat rice and sleep”

ami

1SG

PN

baRi

home

N

gie
gi	e
go	CMPL
V

bhat

rice

N

khee
khe	e
eat	CMPL
V

ghumabo
ghuma	bo
sleep
V

from Akan:

Ama tɔɔ adanko dwaree no yεnn no

“Ama bought a rabbit, bathed it (and) reared it”

Ama

ama

AmaSBJAGT

Np

tɔɔ
tɔ	ɔ
buy	COMPL
Vtr

adanko

rabbit.AFFDO

CN

dwaree
dware	e
bath	COMPL
Vtr

no

AFFDO3SG

PN

yεnn
yεn	n
rear	COMPL
Vtr

no

AFFDO3SG

PN

and from Kistaninya (Kistane):

kas:a təkətəmay;ən aləfəm ləb:aš wajjəm ət’t’aw.

“Kassa went to the town, bought cloth and come back”

kas:a

Kassa

N

təkətəmay;ən
tə	kətəma	y;ən
	town
N

aləfəm
aləf	ə	m
go	3PMASCSGSM	CV
V1

ləb:aš

cloth

N

wajjəm
wajj	ə	m
buy	3PMASCSGSM	CV
V2

ət’t’aw
mət’t’	a	w
come	3PMASCSGSM	MAVM
V3

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 Edited by [[User:Gautam Sengupta|Gautam Sengupta]] and [[User:Lars|Lars Hellan]]
-This page is an attempt at assembling and classifying cross-linguistically a variety of types falling into the categories 'multiverb constructions' (''mvc'') and 'complex predicates' (''cp'').
+This page is an attempt at assembling and classifying cross-linguistically a variety of types falling into the categories 'multiverb constructions' (''MVC'') and 'complex predicates' (''CP'').
-For mvcs, salient examples include, from Bangla (Bengali):
+For MVCs, salient examples include,
+from Bangla (Bengali):
 <Phrase>10616</Phrase>
 from Akan:
 <Phrase>2734</Phrase>
 and from Kistaninya (Kistane):
 <Phrase>10697</Phrase>