Complex Predicates in Universal Dependencies

André Coneglian; Joakim Nivre; William Croft

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Complex Predicates in Universal Dependencies

Andre Coneglian, Joakim Nivre, William Croft

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To assess whether the framework of Universal Dependencies (UD) is compatible with findings from linguistic typology, we need to systematically review how UD represents linguistic constructions and how it handles the range of morphosyntactic variation attested across languages. In this paper, we present the results of such a review focusing on complex predicates. We arrive at distinct findings regarding the two main types of complex predicates. The UD framework can well accommodate eventive complex predicates, particularly serial verbs, and more grammaticalized forms of complex predicates, such as voice and TAMP auxiliaries, with the exception of incorporating strategies. However, the guidelines for stative complex predicates could be revised based on the typology of morphosyntactic strategies. We briefly discuss possible ways in which UD can be extended to better capture these strategies.

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Volume:: Proceedings of the Ninth Workshop on Universal Dependencies (UDW 2026)
Month:: May
Year:: 2026
Address:: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Editors:: Çağrı Çöltekin, Kaja Dobrovoljc
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Pages:: 218–228
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DOI:: 10.63317/2ehetvp7j65g
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Cite (ACL):: Andre Coneglian, Joakim Nivre, and William Croft. 2026. Complex Predicates in Universal Dependencies. In Proceedings of the Ninth Workshop on Universal Dependencies (UDW 2026), pages 218–228, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. ELRA Language Resources Association (ELRA).
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[Complex Predicates in Universal Dependencies](https://aclanthology.org/2026.udw-1.19/) (Coneglian et al., UDW 2026)

Complex Predicates in Universal Dependencies (Coneglian et al., UDW 2026)

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Andre Coneglian, Joakim Nivre, and William Croft. 2026. Complex Predicates in Universal Dependencies. In Proceedings of the Ninth Workshop on Universal Dependencies (UDW 2026), pages 218–228, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. ELRA Language Resources Association (ELRA).