Functional verbs in Gungbe: the case of inherent complement verbs
Traditional linguistics assumes that verbs are lexical categories that typically merge in the predicate domain of a sentence: VP. This study shows that, in Gungbe (Kwa), a significantly large class of items functioning as verbs heading a VP in a sentence may also serve as functional elements that...
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade do Porto
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Linguística |
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http://ler.letras.up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/14016.pdf
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