The Syntax of Serial Verbs: An investigation into serialisation in Sranan and other languages: 2 (Creole Language Library)

Mark Sebba

ISBN 10: 902725222X / ISBN 13: 9789027252227

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1987

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Boards worn, library stamp and label, owner's inscription. Shipped from the UK in recyclable card packaging.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Syntax of Serial Verbs: An investigation into serialisation in Sranan and other languages: 2 (Creole Language Library)
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 902725222X
• ISBN 13: 9789027252227
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This monograph is about the chains of verbs commonly found in Creole Languages, West African languages, in particular the Kwa sub-group of Niger-Congo, Chinese and certain other languages and have acquired the name of 'serial verbs' in the literature. As a case study, the serial constructions of Sranan, a creole language of Surinam with an English lexical base, are examined in detail.