{"pk":35151,"title":"Non-finite verbs in Assamese","subtitle":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a comprehensive description of non-finite verbs in Assamese, a language that belongs to the Indo-Aryan family. Non-finite verbs exist in multi-verb constructions, which include both single and multi-clausal constructions. In single clauses, they occur with different auxiliaries and carry various aspectual and modal meanings. In multi-clausal constructions, on the other hand, they occur in dependent clauses and mark various syntactic relations that they have with the main clause. This paper primarily deals with two aspects: firstly, it discusses the forms of non-finite verbs, and secondly, it analyses the syntactic functions they carry in single and multi-clausal constructions. The syntactic functions of non-finite verbs in multi-clausal constructions are examined from two perspectives – their functions within superordinate constructions, and their functions within a construction.","language":"en","license":null,"keywords":[{"word":"Action nominals"},{"word":"Converbs"},{"word":"Conjunctives"},{"word":"Infinitives"},{"word":"Participles"}],"section":"Languages and Peoples of the Eastern Himalayan Region","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1w6749j5","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Gitanjali","middle_name":"","last_name":"Bez","name_suffix":"","institution":"Gauhati University","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2021-06-29T12:03:44+02:00","date_accepted":"2021-06-29T12:03:44+02:00","date_published":"2023-06-01T09:36:09+02:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/himalayanlinguistics/article/35151/galley/26175/download/"}]}