Object-verb in Akha: the ABB structure

In Akha there are numerous examples of noun-verb constructions—syntactically mostly object-verb—where the verb has the same phonetic shape as the second syllable of the preceding noun. These are sometimes referred to as cognate object constructions.

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Main Author: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1781832024-06-11T07:30:10Z Object-verb in Akha: the ABB structure Hansson, Inga-Lill University of Lund, Sweden Arts and Humanities In Akha there are numerous examples of noun-verb constructions—syntactically mostly object-verb—where the verb has the same phonetic shape as the second syllable of the preceding noun. These are sometimes referred to as cognate object constructions. Published version 2024-06-11T07:30:10Z 2024-06-11T07:30:10Z 1996 Journal Article Hansson, I. (1996). Object-verb in Akha: the ABB structure. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 19(1), 77-95. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.19.1.07 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178183 10.32655/LTBA.19.1.07 1 19 77 95 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 1996 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf
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Object-verb in Akha: the ABB structure
description In Akha there are numerous examples of noun-verb constructions—syntactically mostly object-verb—where the verb has the same phonetic shape as the second syllable of the preceding noun. These are sometimes referred to as cognate object constructions.
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