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from Akan:   
 
from Akan:   
 
<Phrase>2734</Phrase>
 
<Phrase>2734</Phrase>
<Phrase>2734</Phrase>
 
 
 
and from Kistaninya (Kistane):
 
and from Kistaninya (Kistane):
 
<Phrase>10697</Phrase>
 
<Phrase>10697</Phrase>

Revision as of 18:02, 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
ami
1SG
PN
baRi
baRi
home
N
gie
gie
goCMPL
V
bhat
bhat
rice
N
khee
khee
eatCMPL
V
ghumabo
ghumabo 
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
ɔ
buyCOMPL
Vtr
adanko
adanko
rabbit.AFFDO
CN
dwaree
dwaree
bathCOMPL
Vtr
no
no
AFFDO3SG
PN
yεnn
yεnn
rearCOMPL
Vtr
no
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
kas:a
Kassa
N
təkətəmay;ən
kətəmay;ən
 town 
N
aləfəm
aləfəm
go3PMASCSGSMCV
V1
ləb:aš
ləb:aš
cloth
N
 
 
 
 
wajjəm
wajjəm
buy3PMASCSGSMCV
V2
ət’t’aw
mət’t’aw
come3PMASCSGSMMAVM
V3