Approaches to Complex Predicates

Léa Nash, Ph.D. (1995), Paris 8 University, is Professor of Linguistics at that university. She has published many articles in theoretical syntax, especially on argument structure, case theory, and ergativity.Pollet Samvelian, Ph.D. (1995), Paris Diderot University, is Professor of Linguistics at Sorbonne Nouvelle University. She has published several books and articles on the syntax and morphology of Iranian languages, especially on complex predicates, bare objects, clitics, and verbal periphrases.Contributors are: Ane Berro, Denis Creissels, Hannah Gibson, Adele E. Goldberg, Lutz Marten, Annie Montaut, Léa Nash, Pooja Paul, Pollet Samvelian, Peter Svenonius (University of Tromsø), Susanne Wurmbrand.

• 1 Introduction: Approaches to Complex Predicates Léa Nash and Pollet Samvelian2 From Adpositions to Events: The Case of Location Verbs in BasqueAne Berro3 Univerbation of Light Verb Compounds and the Obligatory Coding Principle Denis Creissels4 Variation and Grammaticalisation in Bantu Complex Verbal Constructions: The Dynamics of Information Growth in Swahili, Rangi and SiSwati Hannah Gibson and Lutz Marten5 Tuning in to the Verb-Particle Construction in English Adele E. Goldberg6 Noun-Verb Complex Predicates in Hindi and the Rise of Non-Canonical Subjects Annie Montaut 7 Malayalam Ceyy-Support and Its Relation to Event and Argument Structure Pooja Paul8 Complex Predicates as Complementation Structures Peter Svenonius9 Complex Predicate Formation via Voice Incorporation Susanne WurmbrandIndex