Comparative Concept: verb (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
verb (cxn)
| Typ | construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | verb |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | verb (cxn) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
the head of a verbal clause – that is, a clause that denotes an action. Example: the word jumped in the clause She jumped, is a verb – it is an action word that is the head of the clause and is predicated of She. (Sections 2.2.3, 6.1.1)