Functional verbs in Gungbe: the case of inherent complement verbs

Functional verbs in Gungbe: the case of inherent complement verbs

Traditional linguistics assumes that verbs are lexical categories that typically merge in the predicate domain of a sentence: VP. This study shows that, in Gungbe (Kwa), a significantly large class of items functioning as verbs heading a VP in a sentence may also serve as functional elements that...

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Main Author: Enoch O. Aboh
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade do Porto 2015-06-01
Series:Linguística : Revista de Estudos Linguísticos da Universidade do Porto
Subjects:
Gungbe
functional verb
inherent complement
incorporation
bare noun phrase
Online Access: http://ler.letras.up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/14016.pdf

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