The Analysis of Light Verbs in Relation to Main Verbs:A Cross-Linguistics Study
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Punjabi light verbs, main verbs, auxiliary verbs, semantics, syntactic, phonologicalAbstract
The study highlights Punjabi light verbs in relation to main and auxiliary verbs. It describes the Punjabi verbs’ classification on the basis of light verbs in relation to main verbs and auxiliary verbs. The study aims to describe light verb structure in Punjabi and English language that how they are similar or different form each other. The researcher analyzed some light verbs of Punjabi and English language in detail to see that how they are semantically, syntactically and phonologically similar or different and has pointed out the characteristics of the light verbs keeping in view the functions they perform in respect with the argument structure in which they occur. The analysis of the collected data was done manually regarding the sequence of light+ main verbs. The study also finds out the sequence of light verbs in relation with main verbs.
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