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University of Isfahan
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A phasal construction is one of the inter-clausal relations that demonstrate the stages from the beginning to the end of an event. A proximative aspect is one the types of phasal constructions, which is the phase of preinceptive and shows the probability of an event. In Persian language, progressive aspect is made of the combination of the auxiliary dɑštan (to have), the prefix ‘-mi’ and the main verb. It can be expressed as a grammatical incomplete expression, and according to the context, if the main verb is an achievement or static verb, it is a proximative aspect. In the present study, the proximative aspect of Serial Verb Construction (SVC) in Persian language is investigated in the framework of RRG. The purpose of this research is to determine the type of Actionsart of the main verb and the juncture-nexus SVC of proximative aspect in Persian language. So, data was collected from Najafi’ Perisan Dictionary, Persian language data base, websites and other research work. After determining SVC on the basis of Aikhenvald’s criteria, the data were described and explained in the framework of RRG. The results of the research showed that the SVC of proximative aspect has a nuclear subordination.
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