Historical Change in Serial Verb Constructions.

This work examines both historical and comparative evidence in documenting the sweep of diachronic change in the context of serial verb constructions. Using a wide range of data from languages of West Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, it demonstrates how shifts in meaning and usage result in syntactic...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Lord, Carol
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1993.
Series:	Typological studies in language ; v. 26.
Subjects:	Grammar, Comparative and general > Verb phrase. Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax. Grammar, Comparative and general > Grammaticalization. Linguistic change. Grammar, Comparative and general > Grammaticalization Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax Grammar, Comparative and general > Verb phrase Linguistic change