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Serial Verbs in White Hmong

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In Serial Verbs in White Hmong Nerida Jarkey investigates verb serialization, a highly productive grammatical strategy in this dynamic Southeast Asian language in which multiple verbs are simply concatenated within a single clause to depict a single event. The investigation identifies four major types of serial verb construction (SVC) in White Hmong and finds that the key function of all these types is to depict a single event in an elaborate and vivid way, a much-favoured method of description in this language. These findings concerning the nature and function of SVCs in White Hmong contribute to broader discussions on the nature of events as both cognitive and cultural constructs.
Request Code : ZLIBIO1416175
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Year:
2015
Publisher:
Brill Academic Pub
Language:
English
Pages:
306
ISBN 10:
9004292403
ISBN 13:
9789004292406
ISBN:
9004292403,9789004292406
Series:
Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture

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