New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2018. This book provides an in-depth typological account of the forms, functions, and histories of serial verb constructions. Alexandra Aikhenvald seeks to answer unresolved questions such as: What are the parameters of variation in serial verbs? How do serial verbs differ from other, superficially similar multi-verb constructions? How do serial verbs emerge, and what happens to them over time? What role do they play in the representation of event structure?