A case for revisiting definitions of serial verb constructions: Evidence from Akan serial verb nominalization

In this study, we undertook an experiment in which native speakers of Akan were given serial verbs both with and without oblique non-verbal elements (such as relator nouns, direct objects, postpositions, etc.) and asked them to construct Serial Verb Construction Nominals (SVCNs) from them. We found...

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Autores principales:	Obadele Kambon, E. Kweku Osam, Nana Aba Appiah Amfo
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Publicado:	LibraryPress@UF 2015
Materias:	Serial verbs constructions (SVCs) Serial Verb Construction Nominalization / Nominal (SVCN) semantic integration composition decomposition. Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:65e1639457d24b7b81442f37d3f5a1602021-11-19T03:52:18ZA case for revisiting definitions of serial verb constructions: Evidence from Akan serial verb nominalization10.32473/sal.v44i2.1072600039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/65e1639457d24b7b81442f37d3f5a1602015-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107260https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XIn this study, we undertook an experiment in which native speakers of Akan were given serial verbs both with and without oblique non-verbal elements (such as relator nouns, direct objects, postpositions, etc.) and asked them to construct Serial Verb Construction Nominals (SVCNs) from them. We found that, by and large, when not given said non-verbal elements, speakers were not able to construct nominal forms. In another task, we gave speakers nominal forms and asked them to deconstruct them to the constituent serial verbs from which they were derived. Time and again, speakers gave, not only the serial verbs, but also the non-verbal elements even though they were not asked to do so. Gestalt meanings were also given by speakers when asked the meanings of individual elements. Thus, the semantic integration and lexicalization that takes place in full lexicalized-integrated serial verb constructions extends not only to serial verbs but also to these non-verbal elements which, to native speakers, seem to form just as important a part of the SVC as the verbal elements. Thus, we argue that definitions of SVCs, henceforth, should not prejudice the serial verbs to the detriment of other equally important parts of the construction.Obadele KambonE. Kweku OsamNana Aba Appiah AmfoLibraryPress@UFarticleSerial verbs constructions (SVCs)Serial Verb Construction Nominalization / Nominal (SVCN)semantic integrationcompositiondecomposition.Philology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 44, Iss 2 (2015)
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topic	Serial verbs constructions (SVCs) Serial Verb Construction Nominalization / Nominal (SVCN) semantic integration composition decomposition. Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
spellingShingle	Serial verbs constructions (SVCs) Serial Verb Construction Nominalization / Nominal (SVCN) semantic integration composition decomposition. Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 Obadele Kambon E. Kweku Osam Nana Aba Appiah Amfo A case for revisiting definitions of serial verb constructions: Evidence from Akan serial verb nominalization
description	In this study, we undertook an experiment in which native speakers of Akan were given serial verbs both with and without oblique non-verbal elements (such as relator nouns, direct objects, postpositions, etc.) and asked them to construct Serial Verb Construction Nominals (SVCNs) from them. We found that, by and large, when not given said non-verbal elements, speakers were not able to construct nominal forms. In another task, we gave speakers nominal forms and asked them to deconstruct them to the constituent serial verbs from which they were derived. Time and again, speakers gave, not only the serial verbs, but also the non-verbal elements even though they were not asked to do so. Gestalt meanings were also given by speakers when asked the meanings of individual elements. Thus, the semantic integration and lexicalization that takes place in full lexicalized-integrated serial verb constructions extends not only to serial verbs but also to these non-verbal elements which, to native speakers, seem to form just as important a part of the SVC as the verbal elements. Thus, we argue that definitions of SVCs, henceforth, should not prejudice the serial verbs to the detriment of other equally important parts of the construction.
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author	Obadele Kambon E. Kweku Osam Nana Aba Appiah Amfo
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title	A case for revisiting definitions of serial verb constructions: Evidence from Akan serial verb nominalization
title_short	A case for revisiting definitions of serial verb constructions: Evidence from Akan serial verb nominalization
title_full	A case for revisiting definitions of serial verb constructions: Evidence from Akan serial verb nominalization
title_fullStr	A case for revisiting definitions of serial verb constructions: Evidence from Akan serial verb nominalization
title_full_unstemmed	A case for revisiting definitions of serial verb constructions: Evidence from Akan serial verb nominalization
title_sort	case for revisiting definitions of serial verb constructions: evidence from akan serial verb nominalization
publisher	LibraryPress@UF
publishDate	2015
url	https://doaj.org/article/65e1639457d24b7b81442f37d3f5a160
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A case for revisiting definitions of serial verb constructions: Evidence from Akan serial verb nominalization

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