I argue that verbal compounds in ≠ Hoan are derived from underlying structures similar to serial verb constructions. I show that the derivation crucially involves multiple verb movement, which is subject to the same kinds of locality constraints as other types of multiple movement. I show how the multiple verb movement analysis applies to a range of verbal compounds in ≠ Hoan.

syntax, serial verb constructions, verbal compounds, Minimal Link Condition, verb movement, Ewe, ≠ Hoan
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2002
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