Light Verbs in Pashto
Traditionally and Generatively
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22238526 |
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| Authors | Talat Masood (University of Swabi, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 652-664 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pakistan Social Sciences Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2664-0422 • E-ISSN: 2664-0430 |
| Publisher | Fatima Gohar Educational and Welfare Society (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.35484/pssr.2021(5-iv)49 |
| OpenAlex | W4206435085 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Light verbs have been a topic of discussion for the last six decades. It has been studied cross-linguistically; however, most of the influential accounts of light verbs have been about Indo-Aryan languages, as these languages make extensive use of light verbs in their argument structures. Pashto, an Indo-Iranian language, also makes frequent use of light verbs in its constructions; however, light verbs in Pashto have remained unexplored to a greater extent, both traditionally and generatively. The majority of the accounts discuss complex predicates but not the light verbs in their own right. The goal of this paper is to explore light verbs in Pashto both traditionally and generatively. This involves gleaning light verbs in Pashto by applying yardsticks that have been used cross-linguistically during the last few decades. The generative aspect lies in proposing argument structures/ derivations for the three tenses where slots for the light verbs are located/ proposed
Linguistics · Modal verb · Natural language processing · Verb · Computer Science · Education and Islamic Studies · History · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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