Abstract
The term 'complex predicate' has a wide usage, including, for example, serial verb constructions, light verb constructions, and particle + verb constructions, among others. An examination of the data provided by analysts in their discussions of complex predicates shows that monoclausality is the critical factor in determining whether a construction involves a complex predicate or not. Complex predicates are monoclausal structures involving two or more predicating morphemes. Butt (this volume) is explicit on this point.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Complex Predicates: Cross-linguistic Perspectives on Event Structure |
| Editors | Mengistu Amberber, Brett Baker, Mark Harvey |
| Place of Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 13-47 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780521886673, 0521886678 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Linguistic Structures (incl Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics)
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