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4. “Nothing” makes sense in Weri
A case of extensive ellipsis of nominals in a Papuan language
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Maurice Boxwell
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Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Reflections on subject and theme: An introduction xiii
- 1. Approaching the French clause as a movie in dialogue 1
- 2. Mood and the Ecosocial dynamics of semiotic exchange 51
- 3. The English ‘tag question’ 91
- 4. “Nothing” makes sense in Weri 123
- 5. Subjectlessness and Honorifics in Japanese 151
- 6. A dynamic perspective 187
- 7. On theme in Chinese 235
- 8. A systematic functional approach to the thematic structure of the old English clause 275
- 9. Themes, methods of development, and texts 317
- 10. Defining and relating text segments 361
- Index 405
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Reflections on subject and theme: An introduction xiii
- 1. Approaching the French clause as a movie in dialogue 1
- 2. Mood and the Ecosocial dynamics of semiotic exchange 51
- 3. The English ‘tag question’ 91
- 4. “Nothing” makes sense in Weri 123
- 5. Subjectlessness and Honorifics in Japanese 151
- 6. A dynamic perspective 187
- 7. On theme in Chinese 235
- 8. A systematic functional approach to the thematic structure of the old English clause 275
- 9. Themes, methods of development, and texts 317
- 10. Defining and relating text segments 361
- Index 405
