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Verb serialization in Kammu

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Summary, in English

This paper presents the different kinds of serial verb constructions found in Kammu (a Mon-Khmer language spoken in northern Laos). Special focus is placed on how diagnostic tests (interrogative constructions, irrealis constructions and the scope of negation) can be applied to illustrate the contrast between the most prototypical serial verb constructions (e.g. directional coverbs and resultatives) and more peripheral constructions which share some of the properties of serial verb constructions (e.g. purpose constructions).

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Pages

65-84

Publication/Series

Working Papers (Lund University, Department of Linguistics)

Volume

51

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Department of Linguistics, Lund University

Topic

  • General Language Studies and Linguistics

Keywords

  • Mon-Khmer
  • serial verb constructions
  • verb serialization
  • Kammu

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0280-526X