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The serial verb construction, also known as (verb) serialization or verb stacking, is a syntactic phenomenon in which two or more verbs or verb phrases are strung together in a single clause. | The serial verb construction, also known as (verb) serialization or verb stacking, is a syntactic phenomenon in which two or more verbs or verb phrases are strung together in a single clause. | ||
Below is an example of a serial verb construction in Igala. | |||
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A cognate object (or cognate accusative) is a verb's object that is etymologically related to the verb. More specifically, the verb is one that is ordinarily intransitive (lacking any object), and the cognate object is simply the verb's noun form. | A cognate object (or cognate accusative) is a verb's object that is etymologically related to the verb. More specifically, the verb is one that is ordinarily intransitive (lacking any object), and the cognate object is simply the verb's noun form. | ||
Below is an example sentence with a cognate object in Igala. | |||
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The split verb is a verb that sentence-finally appears as one word, however can be split so part of the verb appears earlier in the sentence. | The split verb is a verb that sentence-finally appears as one word, however can be split so part of the verb appears earlier in the sentence. | ||
Below is an example sentence containing a split verb in Igala. | |||
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Revision as of 13:22, 17 September 2021
The serial verb construction, also known as (verb) serialization or verb stacking, is a syntactic phenomenon in which two or more verbs or verb phrases are strung together in a single clause.
Below is an example of a serial verb construction in Igala.
| aladi | kpa | adʒuwɛ | dʒɛ |
| aladi | kill | chicken | eats |
| Alali killed and ate the chicken (D:22). | |||
A cognate object (or cognate accusative) is a verb's object that is etymologically related to the verb. More specifically, the verb is one that is ordinarily intransitive (lacking any object), and the cognate object is simply the verb's noun form.
Below is an example sentence with a cognate object in Igala.
| u | l(e) | t(i) | ona | dʒidʒi | ɛrɛ |
| 1SG | walk(V) | to | path | long | trek |
| He walked a long walk (D:207). | |||||
The split verb is a verb that sentence-finally appears as one word, however can be split so part of the verb appears earlier in the sentence.
Below is an example sentence containing a split verb in Igala.
| dorkas | kp | lɛ | fɔ | |
| Dorcas | break | door | DEF.DIST | break |
| Dorcas, break the door! (D:?). | ||||