The Structure of Complex Predicates in Urdu
Will be published approx. on 1. June 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-881526-58-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book takes a detailed look at two differing complex predicates in the South Asian language Urdu. The Urdu permissive in particular brings into focus the problem of the syntax-semantics mismatch. An examination of the syntactic properties of this complex predicate shows that it is formed by the combination of two semantic heads, but that this combination is not mirrored in the syntax in terms of any kind of syntactic or lexical incorporation.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Stanford
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
357 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-881526-58-2 (9781881526582)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
1. Introduction; 2. Background issues; 3. The permissive; 4. Aspectual complex predicates; 5. Complex predicate formation 6. Linking; 7. Extending the approach; 8. Conclusion.