Serial verbs in White Hmong
By: By Nerida Jarkey
Series: Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture -- volume 12
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9789004292406; 9789004292390
Subjects: White Hmong dialect; Verb phrase
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297) and indexes.