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- Title
Light Verbs in Gojri.
- Authors
Bukhari, Nadeem Haider
- Abstract
This paper focuses on the role of light verbs in Gojri. Contrary to previous works, I argue in this paper that the light verb can either be placed before or after the main verb in Gojri, although the canonical position for the light verb is clearly V2, as is generally agreed. Furthermore, it discusses why the light verb in some cases prefers to appear in the V1 position. This paper introduces different light verbs used in Gojri and argues that they do not generate lexical meaning but contribute some aspectual reading. This paper also unfolds the fact that different light verbs are required to generate different reading, and some complex verbal formations such as complex predicates cannot be generated without them.
- Subjects
INDIA; VERBS; GUJURI language; READING; VERBALS (Grammar); VERB phrases
- Publication
Language in India, 2009, Vol 9, Issue 8, p6
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article