Introduction to typology : the unity and diversity of language / Lindsay J. Whaley.
Ideal in introductory courses dealing with grammatical structure and linguistics analysis, Introduction to Typology overviews the major grammatical categories and constructions in the world's languages. Framed in a typological perspective, the constant concern of this primary text is to undersc...
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Table of Contents:
- The World's Languages in Overview
- 1. Introduction to Typology and Universals
- 2. A (Brief) History of Typology
- 3. Issues of Method and Explanation
- 4. Basic Categories
- 5. Constituent Order Universals
- 6. Determining Basic Constituent Order
- 7. Morphemes
- 8. Morphological Typology
- 9. Case and Agreement Systems
- 10. Animacy, Definiteness, and Gender
- 11. Valence
- 12. Tense and Aspect
- 13. Mood and Negation
- 14. Morphosyntax of Speech Acts
- 15. Subordination
- 16. Coordination and Cosubordination.