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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| Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2008-12-01
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| 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 |