Serial verbs in White Hmong / By Nerida Jarkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jarkey, Nerida.

Series:

Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ; Volume 12.

Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture, 1879-5412 ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

White Hmong dialect--Verb phrase.

White Hmong dialect.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]

Summary:

In Serial Verbs in White Hmong Nerida Jarkey investigates verb serialization, a highly productive grammatical strategy in this dynamic Southeast Asian language in which multiple verbs are simply concatenated within a single clause to depict a single event. The investigation identifies four major types of serial verb construction (SVC) in White Hmong and finds that the key function of all these types is to depict a single event in an elaborate and vivid way, a much-favoured method of description in this language. These findings concerning the nature and function of SVCs in White Hmong contribute to broader discussions on the nature of events as both cognitive and cultural constructs.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

1 Introduction to White Hmong Language

2 Introduction to Serial Verb Constructions

3 Productive Serial Verb Constructions in White Hmong

4 Valency-Increasing SVCs and Grammaticalization

5 Superficially Similar Constructions

6 Conclusion

Sources for White Hmong Examples

Bibliography

Index of Authors

Index of Languages and Language Families

Index of Subjects.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-297) and indexes.

ISBN:

9789004292390

900429239X

OCLC:

904036736

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004292390 DOI