Introduction to Typology: The Unity and Diversity of Language

THE BASICS OF LANGUAGE TYPOLOGY An Introduction to Typology and Universals A (Brief) History of Typology Issues of Method and Explanation Basic Categories WORLD ORDER TYPOLOGY Constituent Order Universals Determining Basic Constituent Order MORPHOLOGICAL TYPOLOGY Morphemes Morphological Typology ENCODING RELATIONAL AND SEMANTIC PROPERTIES OF NOMINALS Case and Agreement Systems Animacy, Definiteness and Gender Valence VERBAL CATEGORIES Tense and Aspect Mood and Negation The Morphosyntax of Speech Acts COMPLEX CLAUSES Subordination Coordination and Cosubordination