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The converb as a cross-linguistically valid category

Haspelmath, Martin

This paper provides an overview of converbs and their properties in a wide range of languages. These forms were long described as "adverbial participles" or "gerunds" or with yet other names.

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January 1, 1995
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converb, adverbial participle, gerund
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Converbs in cross-linguistic perspective, edited by Martin Haspelmath and Ekkehard König, Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, pp. 1-55.
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