The Structure of Complex Predicates in Urdu (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes) [Paperback]

Miriam Butt (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1881526585 | ISBN-13: 978-1881526582 | Publication Date: June 1, 1995

This book takes a detailed look at two differing complex predicates in the South Asian language Urdu. The Urdu permissive in particular brings into focus the problem of the syntax-semantics mismatch. An examination of the syntactic properties of this complex predicate shows that it is formed by the combination of two semantic heads, but that this combination is not mirrored in the syntax in terms of any kind of syntactic or lexical incorporation.

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Book Description

This book takes a detailed look at two differing complex predicates in the South Asian language Urdu. The Urdu permissive in particular brings into focus the problem of the syntax-semantics mismatch. An examination of the syntactic properties of this complex predicate shows that it is formed by the combination of two semantic heads, but that this combination is not mirrored in the syntax in terms of any kind of syntactic or lexical incorporation.

About the Author

Miriam Butt is a Wissenschaftliche Angestellte in the Seminar für Sprachwissenschaft at the Universität Tübingen.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf (June 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881526585
• ISBN-13: 978-1881526582
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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