Syntax of Serial Verbs Investigation into Serialisation in Sranan and Other Languages

Author/creator Sebba, Mark Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company Poole : BEBC Distribution [Distributor]
Description233 p. 26.000 x 015.000 cm.
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SeriesCreole Language Library No. 2
Summary Annotation 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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