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Book SynopsisComplex predicates can be loosely defined as a sequence of items that behave as a single predicate, projecting a single argument structure within a clause. Each of the members of the predicate contributes part of the information ordinarily associated with a single head. The present volume presents a collection of theoretical linguistic results on the study of complex predicates in different perspectives and with a variety of approaches.
Table of Contents1 Introduction: Approaches to Complex Predicates Léa Nash and Pollet Samvelian 2 From Adpositions to Events: The Case of Location Verbs in Basque Ane Berro 3 Univerbation of Light Verb Compounds and the Obligatory Coding Principle Denis Creissels 4 Variation and Grammaticalisation in Bantu Complex Verbal Constructions: The Dynamics of Information Growth in Swahili, Rangi and SiSwati Hannah Gibson and Lutz Marten 5 Tuning in to the Verb-Particle Construction in English Adele E. Goldberg 6 Noun-Verb Complex Predicates in Hindi and the Rise of Non-Canonical Subjects Annie Montaut 7 Malayalam Ceyy-Support and Its Relation to Event and Argument Structure Pooja Paul 8 Complex Predicates as Complementation Structures Peter Svenonius 9 Complex Predicate Formation via Voice Incorporation Susanne Wurmbrand Index
