Verb-Verb Complexes in Asian Languages

This volume is the first to present a detailed survey of the systems of verb-verb complexes in Asian languages from both a synchronic and diachronic perspective. Many Asian languages share, to a greater or lesser extent, a unique class of compound verbs consisting of a main verb and a quasi-auxiliary verb known as a ''vector'' or ''explicator''. These quasi-auxiliary verbs exhibit unique grammatic...