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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Main Authors: | Obadele Kambon, E. Kweku Osam, Nana Aba Appiah Amfo |
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Language: | EN FR |
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LibraryPress@UF
2015
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/65e1639457d24b7b81442f37d3f5a160 |
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