1. Converb is a non-finite verb form whose main function is to mark adverbial subordination. 2. Cf. Greenberg’s statement in #493, and its alternative formulation by Sanders in #1404. 3. Stassen (#1032) suggests correlations between the existence of converbs, OV order and other parameters. 4. Masica (1976: 139-140) carefully points out that the correlation between converb prominence and OV word order may be overriden by areal (and other) factors.
1. Converb is a non-finite verb form whose main function is to mark adverbial subordination. 2. Cf. Greenberg’s statement in #493, and its alternative formulation by Sanders in #1404. 3. Stassen (#1032) suggests correlations between the existence of converbs, OV order and other parameters. 4. Masica (1976: 139-140) carefully points out that the correlation between converb prominence and OV word order may be overriden by areal (and other) factors.