Serial Verb Constructions in Saudi Arabic

Serial Verb Constructions have obvious implications for both descriptive and theoretical linguists (e.g., Newmayer, 2004; Aikhenvald & Dixon 2006; Haspelmath 2016). One fundamental question is whether the criteria of are universal (Déchaine 1993; Newmayer Muysken Veenstra 2006) or language-specific (Stewart 2001). This paper aims to investigate this debate by examining data from Saudi Arabic (Semitic language family), which has not been examined compared as a serializing code with other constructions in languages. Based on most noticeable features such facts, syntactic semantic features, present study concluded that + combinations could satisfy relevant Constructions.