Phrasal Integrity in Magahi Complex Predicates

Abstract

Complex Predicates (CPs) refer to a sequence of elements such as verb and verb (compound verb) or noun/adjective and verb (conjunct verb) combinations. Complex predicates have become the defining feature of South Asian languages. It forms a phrasal unit and shows the properties of string adjacency. Magahi (a member of the Indo-Aryan language family) appears to follow no such fixed adjacency requirements. There is a considerable variation in the intervening elements within the CPs in Indo Aryan languages in general and Magahi in particular. This paper explores the adjacency gap found in Magahi complex predicates. The elements that disrupt the adjacency of the components of CPs are particles, adverbials, interrogative, negation, and post positions. Our goal is to come up with an analysis of this break of adjacency. intervening elements within Complex Predicates. This paper shows the property of phrasal integrity in Magahi Complex Predicate with the help of intervening and non-intervening elements. This paper consists of four major sections. The first section is of Introduction. The second section is of intervening elements in Magahi complex predicate. The third section is of non-intervening elements. The last section is of conclusion. II. Intervening Elements In Magahi Complex Predicate Complex predicate is a phrasal unit. Although there are some elements which intervenes the sequence of two elements, but it doesn't loses its feature. The intervening element modifies the entire event; and not any one of the elements of the construction. The intervening elements in Magahi complex predicate are limited in number. These are particles, adverbials, interrogatives, and negation words.