Multiverbs and Complex Predicates
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Multi-/Serial Verb Constructions
What are multi-/serial verb constructions? Are sentences like the following serial verb constructions?
Sally wants John to leave.
John wants PRO to leave.
Susan is easy to please.
Presumably, these are not mvc/svc's, at least they are not so-called in the literature. What is the justification hen of labeling the following as a serial verb construction
আমি বাড়ি গিয়ে ভাত খেয়ে ঘুমাবো
“I will go home, eat rice and sleep”
| ami |
| ami |
| 1SG |
| PN |
| baRi |
| baRi |
| home |
| N |
| gie | |
| gi | e |
| go | CMPL |
| V | |
| bhat |
| bhat |
| rice |
| N |
| khee | |
| khe | e |
| eat | CMPL |
| V | |
| ghumabo | ||
| ghuma | bo | |
| sleep | ||
| V | ||
which may be structurally identical to the second sentence in the previous paragraph?
ami [PRO baRi gie] [PRO bhat khee] ghumabo