How typology allows for a new analysis of the verb phrase in Burmese
This article deals with serial verb constructions in Burmese. This notion was developed through typological studies that allowed a comparison of complex verb phrases in different languages. Typology first aims at answering the following question: what do languages have in common and in what ways do...
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2012
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| Online pristup: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sažetak: | This article deals with serial verb constructions in Burmese. This notion was developed through typological studies that allowed a comparison of complex verb phrases in different languages. Typology first aims at answering the following question: what do languages have in common and in what ways do they differ? This question is particularly crucial in the description and analysis of little-known or undescribed languages. I will show, in the case of Burmese, how typology provides useful theoretical concepts and helps organizing the description of the verb phrase; in return, such an analysis of Burmese provides interesting data that helps extend and refine the typology of verb phrases and serial verb constructions in the languages of the world. |
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