Multiverbs and Complex Predicates
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Edited by Gautam Sengupta and Lars Hellan
This page is an attempt at assembling and classifying cross-linguistically a variety of types falling into the categories 'multiverb constructions' (mvc) and 'complex predicates' (cp).
For mvcs, salient examples include, from Bangla (Bengali):
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 | ||
from Ga:
and from Kistaninya (Kistane):