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Being an agglutinative language, Japanese abounds in complex predicate constructions, which consist of a verb stem or gerund followed by another morpheme. Some such morphemes are bound forms and occur only adjacent to a verb stem, while others are free forms in the sense that they have a homophonous counterpart as a lexical verb. Complex predicates typically convey particular meanings concerning... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgments, List of Abbreviations and Symbols, 1: Introduction, 2: Theoretical Framework, 3: Passive Constructions, 4: Benefactive Constructions, 5: Causative Constructions, 6: Conclusion, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Chiharu Uda
