Complex Predicates in Modern Persian - A Functional Characterization - Zari Saeedi
Theoretical Framework
Complex Predicates in Modern Persian - A Functional Characterization - Zari Saeedi
Zari Saeedi [+]
Allameh Tabataba’i University
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Zari Saeedi is Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Allameh Tabataba’i University in Tehran.
Description
Chapter 3 elaborates on RRG as the framework adopted for the book linguistic analysis and the way the theory deals with complex predicates. It reviews the RRG background, organization, syntactic/lexical/sematic representation, the linking algorithm and the constructional schemas of the nuclear junctures. It also covers the concepts of valency, macroroles and transitivity.