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Complementation
A complement clause is used instead of a noun phrase; for example one can say either I heard [the result] or I heard [that England beat France]. Languages differ in the grammatical …
The Jarawara Language of Southern Amazonia
This is the first account of Jarawara, a Southern Amazonia language of great complexity and unusual interest, and now spoken by less than two hundred people. It has only two open …
Grammars in Contact
Languages can be similar in many ways - they can resemble each other in categories, constructions and meanings, and in the actual forms used to express these. A shared feature may …
Adjective Classes
This book shows that every language has an adjective class and examines how these vary in size and character. The opening chapter considers current generalizations about the nature …
Serial Verb Constructions
This volume of new work explores the forms and functions of serial verbs. The introduction sets out the cross-linguistic parameters of variation, and the final chapter draws out a …