[Lingtyp] Publication announcement: Mermaid construction

[Martin Haspelmath]

Very intriguing! 

The beautiful term „mermaid construction“ reminds me of the older term „pied piper construction“. Can you briefly explain what it is?

Thanks,
Martin

> Am 09.09.2020 um 08:40 schrieb TasakuTsunoda <tasakutsunoda at nifty.com>:
> 
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>                                                                              2020/09/09
> Dear Colleagues,
>  
>     I am happy to announce that the following book has been published.
>  
> Tsunoda, Tasaku (ed.). 2020. Mermaid construction: A compound-predicate construction with biclausal appearance. (Comparative Handbooks of Linguistics 6). Berlin & Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.
>  
> 　For information on this book, please see the following site:
> 　　　https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/568273?tab_body=toc
>  
>   I add that the following book was published in 2018.
>  
> Tsunoda, Tasaku (ed.). 2018. Levels in clause linkage. (Comparative Handbooks of Linguistics 2). Berlin & Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.
>  
> 　　For information on this book, please see the following site:
> 　　　https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/524272
>  
> Best wishes,
>  
> Tasaku Tsunoda
>  
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