Acknowledgements |
|
xx | |
Abbreviations |
|
xxi | |
Introduction |
|
1 | (4) |
|
|
5 | (130) |
|
|
5 | (39) |
|
|
7 | (2) |
|
1.1.1.2 Interrogative sentences |
|
|
9 | (18) |
|
1.1.1.3 Imperative sentences |
|
|
27 | (1) |
|
1.1.1.4 Other distinct sentence types |
|
|
28 | (1) |
|
1.1.1.5 Indirect speech acts |
|
|
28 | (1) |
|
|
29 | (1) |
|
1.1.2.1 General markers of subordination |
|
|
29 | (1) |
|
|
30 | (2) |
|
1.1.2.3 Adjective clauses (relative clauses) |
|
|
32 | (5) |
|
1.1.2.4 Adverbial clauses |
|
|
37 | (6) |
|
1.1.2.5 Sequence of tenses |
|
|
43 | (1) |
|
|
44 | (28) |
|
1.2.1 Internal structure of the sentence |
|
|
44 | (4) |
|
1.2.1.1 Copular sentences |
|
|
48 | (1) |
|
|
48 | (3) |
|
|
51 | (2) |
|
|
53 | (1) |
|
1.2.2.1 Operational definition for adjective phrases |
|
|
53 | (1) |
|
1.2.2.2 Adjectivals with arguments |
|
|
54 | (1) |
|
1.2.2.3 Adverbial modification of adjectives |
|
|
55 | (1) |
|
1.2.2.4 Order of adjectives, arguments and adverbials |
|
|
56 | (2) |
|
|
58 | (1) |
|
1.2.3.1 Operational definition for adverbial phrases |
|
|
58 | (1) |
|
1.2.3.2 Adverbial modification of adverbials |
|
|
58 | (1) |
|
1.2.3.3 Relative order of modifying and modified adverbials |
|
|
59 | (1) |
|
1.2.3.4 Restrictions on modifying adverbials |
|
|
59 | (1) |
|
1.2.4 Prepositional phrases |
|
|
59 | (1) |
|
1.2.4.1 Operational definition for prepositional phrases |
|
|
60 | (1) |
|
1.2.4.2 Prepositional phrases and their arguments |
|
|
61 | (1) |
|
1.2.4.3 Modifiers of prepositions |
|
|
62 | (1) |
|
1.2.4.4-5 Prepositions governing more than one case |
|
|
62 | (1) |
|
|
62 | (1) |
|
1.2.5.1 Operational definition of noun phrases |
|
|
62 | (1) |
|
1.2.5.2 Modifiers in a noun phrase |
|
|
63 | (7) |
|
1.2.5.3 Cooccurrence of the same type of modifier |
|
|
70 | (2) |
|
1.2.5.4 Nonadmissable combinations of types of modifiers |
|
|
72 | (1) |
|
1.2.5.5 Order of the head and various modifiers |
|
|
72 | (1) |
|
|
72 | (15) |
|
1.3.1.1 Sentence coordination |
|
|
72 | (5) |
|
1.3.1.2 Number of coordinators and elements coordinated |
|
|
77 | (1) |
|
1.3.1.3 Coordinating the major categories of the sentence |
|
|
78 | (3) |
|
1.3.1.4 Coordination and accompaniment |
|
|
81 | (1) |
|
1.3.1.5 Structural parallelism and coordination |
|
|
81 | (2) |
|
1.3.2.1-2 Omission of sentence under identity in coordination |
|
|
83 | (2) |
|
1.3.3.3 Omission of elements in major constituents |
|
|
85 | (2) |
|
|
87 | (4) |
|
|
87 | (1) |
|
1.4.2 Constituent negation |
|
|
88 | (1) |
|
1.4.3 Double/multiple negation |
|
|
89 | (1) |
|
1.4.4 Negation and coordination |
|
|
90 | (1) |
|
1.4.5 Negation and subordination |
|
|
90 | (1) |
|
|
91 | (5) |
|
1.5.1 Means of expressing anaphora |
|
|
91 | (1) |
|
1.5.1.1-3 Pronouns and deletion of pronouns |
|
|
91 | (1) |
|
1.5.1.4 Reflexive pronouns |
|
|
92 | (1) |
|
1.5.1.5 Special anaphoric pronouns |
|
|
93 | (1) |
|
1.5.1.6 Other means of expressing anaphora |
|
|
93 | (1) |
|
|
93 | (1) |
|
1.5.2.1 Within the clause |
|
|
93 | (1) |
|
1.5.2.2 Anaphora between coordinate clauses |
|
|
94 | (1) |
|
1.5.2.3 Anaphora between superordinate and subordinate clauses |
|
|
94 | (1) |
|
1.5.2.4 Anaphora between different subordinate clauses |
|
|
95 | (1) |
|
1.5.2.5 Anaphora between different sentences |
|
|
95 | (1) |
|
1.5.3 Subordinating conjunctions and anaphoric processes |
|
|
96 | (1) |
|
|
96 | (7) |
|
1.6.1 Means of expressing reflexivity |
|
|
96 | (1) |
|
1.6.1.1-4 Invariable and variable reflexive pronouns |
|
|
96 | (1) |
|
1.6.2 Scope of reflexivity |
|
|
96 | (1) |
|
1.6.3 Reflexive element as verbal affix |
|
|
96 | (1) |
|
1.6.4 Position of the reflexive element |
|
|
97 | (1) |
|
1.6.5 Relationship between antecedent and reflexive |
|
|
97 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.1 Antecedent subject/reflexive direct object |
|
|
97 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.2 Antecedent subject/reflexive modifier of direct object |
|
|
97 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.3-4 Antecedent subject/reflexive indirect object (zero or case marking |
|
|
97 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.5 Antecedent subject/reflexive indirect object (adposition marking) |
|
|
97 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.6 Antecedent subject/reflexive modifier of indirect object |
|
|
97 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.7 Antecedent subject/reflexive copular complement |
|
|
97 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.8 Antecedent subject/reflexive modifier of copular complement |
|
|
98 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.9-10 Antecedent subject/reflexive subject complement and modifier of subject complement |
|
|
98 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.11-12 Antecedent subject/reflexive subject complement and modifier of subject complement |
|
|
98 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.13 Antecedent subject/reflexive object of adjective |
|
|
98 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.14 Antecedent subject/reflexive modifier of object of adjective |
|
|
98 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.15 Antecedent subject/reflexive agent in passive constructions |
|
|
98 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.16 Antecedent subject/reflexive modifier of passive agent |
|
|
98 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.17 Antecedent subject/reflexive in other prepositional phrase |
|
|
99 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.18 Antecedent subject/reflexive modifier of other prepositional phrase |
|
|
99 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.19-36 Modifier of subject as antecedent/reflexive direct object |
|
|
99 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.37 Direct object antecedent/reflexive subject |
|
|
99 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.38 Direct object antecedent/reflexive modifier of subject |
|
|
99 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.39-40 Direct object antecedent/reflexive case-marked indirect object or modifier of such indirect object |
|
|
100 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.41 Direct object antecedent/reflexive indirect object (preposition marking) |
|
|
100 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.42 Direct object antecedent/reflexive modifier of indirect object (preposition marking) |
|
|
100 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.43-46 Direct object antecedent/reflexive copular or subject complement or modifier of copular or subject complement |
|
|
100 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.47-48 Direct object antecedent/reflexive object complement or modifier of object complement |
|
|
100 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.49-50 Direct object antecedent/reflexive object of adjective or its modifier |
|
|
100 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.51-52 Direct object antecedent/reflexive agent in passive or modifier of such agent |
|
|
101 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.53 Direct object antecedent/reflexive element in other prepositional phrase |
|
|
101 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.54 Direct object antecedent/reflexive modifier of element in other prepositional phrase |
|
|
101 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.55-72 Modifier of direct object antecedent |
|
|
101 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.73-104 Case-/zero-marked indirect object antecedent |
|
|
101 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.105-136 Indirect object antecedent |
|
|
102 | (1) |
|
1.6.5.137-212 Other antecedents |
|
|
102 | (1) |
|
1.6.6 Reflexive relations within nominalized clauses |
|
|
102 | (1) |
|
1.6.7 Reflexive relations within noun phrases |
|
|
102 | (1) |
|
1.6.8 Reflexives without overt antecedents |
|
|
103 | (1) |
|
|
103 | (5) |
|
1.7.1 Means of expressing reciprocity |
|
|
103 | (1) |
|
1.7.2 Scope of reciprocity |
|
|
103 | (1) |
|
|
104 | (1) |
|
1.7.4 Positional possibilities of reciprocals within the clause |
|
|
104 | (1) |
|
1.7.5.1-18 Relation between subject antecedent and reciprocal |
|
|
104 | (2) |
|
1.7.5.19-36 Relation between modifier of subject antecedent and reciprocals |
|
|
106 | (1) |
|
1.7.5.37-54 Relation between direct object antecedent and reciprocal element |
|
|
106 | (1) |
|
1.7.5.55-72 Relationship between modifier of direct object antecedent and reciprocal element |
|
|
107 | (1) |
|
1.7.5.73-104 Relationship between case-marked indirect object antecedent and reciprocal element |
|
|
107 | (1) |
|
1.7.5.105-120 Relationship between prepositional indirect object antecedent and reciprocal element |
|
|
107 | (1) |
|
1.7.5.121-212 Relationship between antecedents in other categories and reciprocal elements |
|
|
108 | (1) |
|
1.7.6 Reciprocal relations within nominalized clauses |
|
|
108 | (1) |
|
1.7.7 Reciprocal relations within noun phrase |
|
|
108 | (1) |
|
1.7.8 Reciprocal structures without antecedents |
|
|
108 | (1) |
|
|
108 | (2) |
|
1.8.1 Expressing comparison |
|
|
108 | (1) |
|
1.8.1.1-4 Means of expressing comparison |
|
|
108 | (1) |
|
1.8.2-4 Deletion of identical elements in comparative structures |
|
|
109 | (1) |
|
1.8.5 Two types of comparative structures |
|
|
110 | (1) |
|
1.8.6 Correlative comparison |
|
|
110 | (1) |
|
|
110 | (1) |
|
1.9.1 Expressing equality |
|
|
110 | (1) |
|
1.9.1.1-4 Means of expressing equality |
|
|
110 | (1) |
|
1.9.2-4 Deletion of identical elements in equative structures |
|
|
111 | (1) |
|
|
111 | (2) |
|
1.10.1 Sentences expressing possession |
|
|
112 | (1) |
|
1.10.2-4 Types of possession or possessor |
|
|
112 | (1) |
|
1.10.5 Present and past possession |
|
|
113 | (1) |
|
|
113 | (8) |
|
|
113 | (2) |
|
1.11.2 Constituent emphasis |
|
|
115 | (1) |
|
1.11.2.1 Contrastive and noncontrastive constituent emphasis |
|
|
115 | (4) |
|
1.11.2.2 Elements that may be emphasized |
|
|
119 | (2) |
|
1.11.3 Focus of yes-no questions |
|
|
121 | (1) |
|
|
121 | (6) |
|
1.12.1 Means of indicating topic of a sentence |
|
|
121 | (1) |
|
|
121 | (1) |
|
1.12.1.2 Movement without dislocation |
|
|
122 | (2) |
|
|
124 | (1) |
|
|
125 | (1) |
|
1.12.1.5-6 Combinations of the above |
|
|
125 | (1) |
|
1.12.2 Elements that may be topicalized |
|
|
125 | (2) |
|
1.12.3 Optionality of topicalization |
|
|
127 | (1) |
|
|
127 | (2) |
|
1.13.2.1 Adjective phrases |
|
|
128 | (1) |
|
1.13.2.2 Direct and indirect object noun phrases |
|
|
128 | (1) |
|
|
128 | (1) |
|
1.14 Other Movement Rules |
|
|
129 | (1) |
|
|
129 | (1) |
|
|
129 | (1) |
|
|
130 | (1) |
|
1.15 Minor Sentence Types |
|
|
130 | (1) |
|
1.15.1 Exclamatory/interjectional |
|
|
130 | (1) |
|
|
130 | (1) |
|
|
131 | (1) |
|
|
131 | (4) |
|
|
131 | (1) |
|
|
132 | (1) |
|
|
132 | (1) |
|
|
132 | (1) |
|
|
133 | (1) |
|
1.16.6 Number and quantifier |
|
|
133 | (1) |
|
|
134 | (1) |
|
|
135 | (151) |
|
2.1 Inflectional Morphology |
|
|
135 | (136) |
|
|
135 | (1) |
|
2.1.1.1 Expressing syntactic/semantic functions of noun phrases |
|
|
135 | (1) |
|
2.1.1.2 Expressions of syntactic functions |
|
|
135 | (9) |
|
2.1.1.3 Syntactic functions in relation to nonfinite and nominalized verb forms |
|
|
144 | (3) |
|
2.1.1.4 Means of expressing nonlocal semantic functions |
|
|
147 | (18) |
|
2.1.1.5 Local semantic functions |
|
|
165 | (16) |
|
|
181 | (9) |
|
2.1.1.7 Double case-marking |
|
|
190 | (1) |
|
2.1.1.8 Number-marking system |
|
|
190 | (5) |
|
2.1.1.9 Gender and noun classes |
|
|
195 | (1) |
|
2.1.1.10 Definiteness in noun phrases |
|
|
196 | (7) |
|
2.1.1.11 Indefiniteness in noun phrases |
|
|
203 | (2) |
|
2.1.1.12 Referential and nonreferential indefiniteness |
|
|
205 | (1) |
|
|
205 | (1) |
|
2.1.1.14 Degree of importance of actor |
|
|
205 | (1) |
|
|
205 | (1) |
|
2.1.2.1 Personal pronouns |
|
|
205 | (8) |
|
2.1.2.2 Reflexive pronouns |
|
|
213 | (2) |
|
2.1.2.3 Reciprocal pronouns |
|
|
215 | (1) |
|
2.1.2.4 Possessive pronouns |
|
|
216 | (1) |
|
2.1.2.5 Demonstrative pronouns |
|
|
217 | (2) |
|
2.1.2.6 Interrogative pronouns and other question words |
|
|
219 | (2) |
|
2.1.2.7 Relative pronouns and other relative words |
|
|
221 | (1) |
|
|
222 | (1) |
|
|
222 | (4) |
|
|
226 | (13) |
|
|
239 | (5) |
|
|
244 | (8) |
|
2.1.3.5 Finite and nonfinite forms |
|
|
252 | (1) |
|
2.1.3.6 Agreement (numbers, persons, etc.) |
|
|
253 | (5) |
|
2.1.3.7 Change or loss of features in a string of verbs |
|
|
258 | (1) |
|
|
259 | (1) |
|
2.1.4.1 Predicative/attributive forms |
|
|
259 | (1) |
|
2.1.4.2 Absolute/contingent distinction |
|
|
259 | (1) |
|
2.1.4.3 Adjective agreement |
|
|
259 | (1) |
|
|
259 | (2) |
|
2.1.4.5 Degrees of quality |
|
|
261 | (1) |
|
2.1.4.6 Predicate adjectives and verbal morphology |
|
|
262 | (1) |
|
|
262 | (1) |
|
2.1.5.1 List of prepositions |
|
|
262 | (2) |
|
2.1.5.2 Prepositions and agreement |
|
|
264 | (1) |
|
2.1.5.3 Combinations of prepositions and pronouns |
|
|
265 | (1) |
|
2.1.5.4 Combinations of prepositions and articles |
|
|
265 | (1) |
|
2.1.6 Numerals/quantifiers |
|
|
266 | (1) |
|
2.1.6.1 Forms of numerals |
|
|
266 | (1) |
|
2.1.6.2 Cardinal numerals as attributes |
|
|
267 | (1) |
|
2.1.6.3 Counting different kinds of objects |
|
|
267 | (1) |
|
|
267 | (1) |
|
2.1.6.5 Other derivatives of numerals |
|
|
268 | (1) |
|
|
268 | (1) |
|
|
269 | (1) |
|
|
269 | (1) |
|
2.1.7.2 Degrees of quality |
|
|
270 | (1) |
|
2.1.8 Clitics and particles |
|
|
271 | (1) |
|
2.2 Derivational Morphology |
|
|
271 | (15) |
|
2.2.1 Derivation of nouns |
|
|
271 | (1) |
|
|
271 | (1) |
|
|
272 | (1) |
|
2.2.1.3 Nouns from adjectives |
|
|
273 | (1) |
|
2.2.1.4 Nouns from adverbs |
|
|
274 | (1) |
|
2.2.2 Derivation of verbs |
|
|
274 | (1) |
|
|
274 | (1) |
|
|
274 | (2) |
|
2.2.2.3-5 Verbs from adjectives, adverbs and other categories |
|
|
276 | (1) |
|
2.2.3 Derivation of adjectives |
|
|
276 | (1) |
|
2.2.3.1 Adjectives from nouns |
|
|
276 | (1) |
|
2.2.3.2 Adjectives from verbs |
|
|
277 | (1) |
|
2.2.3.3 Adjectives from adjectives |
|
|
277 | (1) |
|
2.2.3.4 Adjectives from adverbs |
|
|
278 | (1) |
|
2.2.4 Derivation of adverbs |
|
|
278 | (1) |
|
2.2.4.1 Adverbs from nouns |
|
|
278 | (1) |
|
2.2.4.2 Adverbs from verbs |
|
|
279 | (1) |
|
2.2.4.3 Adverbs from adjectives |
|
|
279 | (1) |
|
2.2.4.4 Adverbs from adverbs |
|
|
280 | (1) |
|
2.2.5 Derivation of prepositions |
|
|
280 | (1) |
|
2.2.5.1 Forming complex prepositions |
|
|
280 | (1) |
|
2.2.6 Compound morphology |
|
|
281 | (1) |
|
|
281 | (2) |
|
|
283 | (1) |
|
2.2.6.3 Compound adjectives |
|
|
284 | (2) |
|
|
286 | (57) |
|
|
286 | (11) |
|
3.1.1 Distinctive segments |
|
|
286 | (1) |
|
3.1.2 Phonetic characteristics |
|
|
287 | (1) |
|
|
287 | (7) |
|
|
294 | (2) |
|
3.1.2.3 Restriction of vowels to loanwords |
|
|
296 | (1) |
|
3.1.2.4 Restriction of vowels to word classes |
|
|
297 | (1) |
|
|
297 | (11) |
|
3.2.1 Distribution of nonsyllabic segments |
|
|
297 | (1) |
|
3.2.1.1 Word-final consonants |
|
|
297 | (1) |
|
3.2.1.2 Word-initial consonants |
|
|
297 | (1) |
|
3.2.2.1 Consonant clusters |
|
|
297 | (3) |
|
3.2.2.2 Description of consonant clusters |
|
|
300 | (1) |
|
|
300 | (1) |
|
3.2.3.1 Word-final vowels |
|
|
300 | (1) |
|
3.2.3.2 Word-initial vowels |
|
|
300 | (1) |
|
3.2.3.3 Sequences of vowels |
|
|
301 | (2) |
|
3.2.4 Structure of lexical morphemes |
|
|
303 | (1) |
|
|
303 | (1) |
|
3.2.5.1 Consonant clusters and syllables |
|
|
304 | (2) |
|
3.2.6 Co-occurrence restrictions |
|
|
306 | (1) |
|
3.2.6.1 Word/syllable initial elements |
|
|
306 | (1) |
|
3.2.6.2 Word/syllable-final elements |
|
|
306 | (1) |
|
3.2.6.3 Initial-final restrictions |
|
|
306 | (1) |
|
|
306 | (2) |
|
3.2.6.5 Consonant harmony |
|
|
308 | (1) |
|
3.2.6.6 Restrictions between adjacent or nonadjacent segments |
|
|
308 | (1) |
|
3.2.6.7 Phonotactic patterns with different word classes |
|
|
308 | (1) |
|
|
308 | (15) |
|
|
308 | (1) |
|
|
308 | (1) |
|
3.3.1.2 Length in other syllabics |
|
|
309 | (1) |
|
3.3.1.3 Length in glides/semivowels |
|
|
309 | (1) |
|
3.3.1.4-7 Length in liquids, nasals, fricatives and plosives |
|
|
309 | (1) |
|
|
310 | (1) |
|
|
310 | (1) |
|
3.3.2.2 Phonetic correlates of stress |
|
|
310 | (1) |
|
|
310 | (1) |
|
3.3.2.4 Position of stress |
|
|
311 | (4) |
|
3.3.2.5-6 Predictability of stress |
|
|
315 | (1) |
|
|
316 | (1) |
|
|
316 | (1) |
|
3.3.4.1 Major intonation patterns |
|
|
316 | (4) |
|
|
320 | (1) |
|
3.3.4.3-4 Emphatic intonation and contrastive stress |
|
|
321 | (2) |
|
3.3.4.5 Subtypes of intonation patterns |
|
|
323 | (1) |
|
3.3.4.6 Interaction of intonations patterns with tone height |
|
|
323 | (1) |
|
3.4 Morphophonology (Segmental) |
|
|
323 | (18) |
|
|
323 | (1) |
|
3.4.1.1 Assimilatory processes |
|
|
323 | (3) |
|
|
326 | (1) |
|
3.4.1.3 Other alternations between segments |
|
|
327 | (1) |
|
|
328 | (1) |
|
3.4.3 Coalescense and split |
|
|
328 | (1) |
|
3.4.4 Deletion and insertion |
|
|
328 | (1) |
|
3.4.4.1 Deletion processes |
|
|
328 | (10) |
|
3.4.4.2 Insertion processes |
|
|
338 | (2) |
|
|
340 | (1) |
|
|
340 | (1) |
|
3.4.6.1 Geminate simplification |
|
|
340 | (1) |
|
|
340 | (1) |
|
3.5 Suprasegmental Morphophonology |
|
|
|
3.5.1-2 Stress and morphological processes and compounding |
|
|
341 | (1) |
|
3.5.3-4 Stress and phonological structure |
|
|
342 | (1) |
|
3.5.2 Tonal structure and changes |
|
|
342 | (1) |
|
|
343 | (3) |
|
|
343 | (1) |
|
|
344 | (2) |
|
|
346 | (21) |
|
5.1 Structural Semantic Field |
|
|
346 | (15) |
|
|
346 | (1) |
|
5.1.1.1 The immediate family |
|
|
346 | (1) |
|
5.1.1.2 The extended family |
|
|
347 | (1) |
|
|
348 | (1) |
|
5.1.1.4 Kinship by adoption/affiliation |
|
|
349 | (1) |
|
|
350 | (1) |
|
|
351 | (3) |
|
5.1.4 Cooking terminology |
|
|
354 | (1) |
|
5.1.4.1 Ingredients and utensils |
|
|
354 | (2) |
|
5.1.4.2 Methods of cooking |
|
|
356 | (1) |
|
|
357 | (1) |
|
|
358 | (1) |
|
5.1.5.1 Crops grown in the area |
|
|
358 | (1) |
|
5.1.5.2 Agricultural implements |
|
|
359 | (1) |
|
5.1.5.3 Agricultural activities |
|
|
359 | (1) |
|
|
359 | (1) |
|
|
360 | (1) |
|
|
361 | (6) |
Bibliography |
|
367 | (6) |
Index |
|
373 | |