Light Verb Constructions as Complex Verbs

Light Verb Constructions as Complex VerbsThe notion of light verb constructions has been traditionally related to the insignificance of the verb, which is described as a grammatical item only codifying TAM system and features, whereas the whole predicative content is thought to be conveyed by the noun. This book deals with the light verb constructions as instances of complex verbs, intended as multi predicational but monoclausal structures. This allows to deepen the actual verb lightness,

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