First Phase Syntax of Persian Complex Predicates: Argument Structure and Telicity

In this paper, I propose an analysis of Persian complex predicates, based on the First Phase Verbal syntax developed by Ramchand (2008). I suggest that the light verbs lexicalize the subevent heads into which the verbal phrase is decomposed, while the preverbal element occupies the Rheme position an...

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Main Author: Marina Pantcheva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2008-12-01
Series:Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlyd/article/view/140