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Conjunct Verbs and Verbs-in-Series in Thai (Serial Verbs, Compound Verbs)

Sereechareonsatit, Tasanee

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Title
Conjunct Verbs and Verbs-in-Series in Thai (Serial Verbs, Compound Verbs)
Author(s)
Sereechareonsatit, Tasanee
Issue Date
1984
Department of Study
Linguistics
Discipline
Linguistics
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Language, Linguistics
Abstract
  • This dissertation deals with two general types of verb phrases in Thai: conjunct verbs and verbs-in-series. Conjunct verbs in Thai have received little attention in previous works; the classification and analysis of conjunct verbs in this study is, therefore, primary. I conclude that all conjunct verbs function like verbs and are most adequately treated at the lexical level.
  • In Thai, verbs-in-series appear as two different types of constructions: serial verbs and compound verbs. Serial verb sequences can have any of the following interpretations: sequential, purposive, unordered, and simultaneous. A preferred interpretation is determined by considering the semantic information and the speech context. The shared subject constraint holds in all cases of serial verbs in Thai.
  • I present a classification of compound verbs in Thai. Four types of these verbs--directional compound verbs, culminative compound verbs, modal compound verbs, and aspectual compound verbs--are analyzed.
Graduation Semester
1984
Type of Resource
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