Kostic, Verb Syntagmata












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            Kostić, Svetislav: Verb Syntagmata in Hindi, Structure and Function. 127 pp. Prague: Karol

            ISBN 80-7184-777-1 ISSN 0567-8269
            A simple verb designates an action in general. Verb syntagmas (a phenomenon typical for Hi
            modern Indian languages) consisting of pair of verbs, are able to convey some additional f

            the action independently on the tense and mood forms. The most typical functions they can 
            manners of action, verbal aspect and expressiveness. The study deals with different types 
            based on the non-finite verb forms: Verb Stem, Absolutive / Transgressive, Participles (pe

            imperfective), Infinitive, Gerundive, Supine and their functions. Structural analysis is c
            Hindi literature language material (Premchand and folk literature).