| Serial Verbs in Oceanic: A Descriptive Typology Contributor(s): Crowley, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198241356 ISBN-13: 9780198241355 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $232.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: This book describes the diversity of serial verb constructions within Oceanic languages. Serial verb constructions are sequences of verbs placed one after another to express meanings which in other languages are typically expressed by means of single verbs. It has long been established that West African, Southeast Asian and Papuan languages are serializing languages, but the construction has only comparatively recently been recognized in Oceanic languages, which belong to a very large sub-group of the Austronesian family. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 499.4 |
| LCCN: 2002070161 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.44" W x 9.46" (1.25 lbs) 300 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book describes the diversity of serial verb constructions within Oceanic languages. Serial verb constructions are sequences of verbs placed one after another to express meanings which in other languages are typically expressed by means of single verbs. It has long been established that West African, Southeast Asian and Papuan languages are serializing languages, but the construction has only comparatively recently been recognized in Oceanic languages, which belong to a very large sub-group of the Austronesian family. |