Light verb constructions are complex predicates consisting of a semantically reduced verb and an additional often phrasal element contributing the main predicational content. Although light verb constructions have been identified for various (genetically unrelated) languages, a comparative concept which allows identifying light verb constructions across languages is still missing. The present volume approaches this issue from the perspective of the analysis of individual languages. The basic research question underlying the formation of the volume is: Which properties manifest light verb constructions cross linguistically?
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Beyond bidirectional association: Distinguishing light verb constructions from other conventionalised noun-verb combinations in modern Tibetan
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To come into bloom: On the emergence of light verb constructions in Old West Norse
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