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In order to be able to maintain the UTAH it is assumed that experiencer transitives contain two light verb projections where both the v head positions contain abstract (non-overt) bound morphemes that are capable of assigning the relevant theta roles (agent and experiencer) to their specifier positions. As there are two light verb projections, one is associated with the agent and the other with the experiencer, hence there is no reason to assume that the two theta-roles compete for the same structural position. In these cases the thematic verb moves to adjoin to the lower v head position (whose specifier is associated with the experiencer role; subsequently, the resulting complex (V + v) move together to adjoin to the higher light verb head (the v associated with the agent role). There are examples of English constructions in which there are light verb layers erected on top of each other. Furthermore, there are languages other than English, where multiple light verbs are regularly overtly represented, e.g. Urdu.