Ideophonic verb compounds in Archi

Archi is a one-village language (1,000 speakers) belonging to the Lezgic branch of East Caucasian. It has a large and productive class of compound verbs combining a light verb and ‘coverbs’ of nominal, adjectival, verbal or unknown origin. It stands out among its closest relatives in the way it has...

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Main Author: Gilles Authier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2024-06-01
Series:Linguistic Typology at the Crossroads
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Online Access:https://typologyatcrossroads.unibo.it/article/view/16518