Auxiliary Verb Constructions |
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| Author:
| Anderson, Gregory D. S. |
| Series title: | Oxford Studies in Typology and Linguistic Theory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-956329-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $78.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the most comprehensive survey ever published of the auxiliary verb construction. Drawing on a database of over 800 languages the author examines their morphosyntactic forms and semantic roles, and investigates the historical changes leading to the cross-linguistic diversity of inflectional patterns.
This is the most comprehensive survey ever published of the auxiliary verb construction. Drawing on a database of over 800 languages the author examines their morphosyntactic forms and semantic roles, and investigates the historical changes leading to the cross-linguistic diversity of inflectional patterns.