Verb-Verb Complexes in Asian Languages |
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| Editor:
| Kageyama, Taro
Hook, Peter E.
Pardeshi, Prashant |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-875950-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2021 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $243.59AUD $307.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume is the first to present a detailed survey of the systems of verb-verb complexes - compounds consisting of a main verb and a quasi-auxiliary - in Asian languages. Leading specialists offer an in-depth analysis of the diachrony and geographical distribution of these constructions in a wide range of Asian languages.
This volume is the first to present a detailed survey of the systems of verb-verb complexes - compounds consisting of a main verb and a quasi-auxiliary - in Asian languages. Leading specialists offer an in-depth analysis of the diachrony and geographical distribution of these constructions in a wide range of Asian languages.