2. Theoretical foundations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Table of Contents xi
4. List of Figures xv
5. List of Maps xvi
6. List of Tables xvii
7. Abbreviations xxi
8. Part One. Background: Scope, Aims, Theory, Methodology, Data
9. 1. Scope and aims 1
10. 2. Theoretical foundations 11
11. 3. The European perspective 33
12. 4. Data collection and classification 53
13. Part Two. Towards a Typology
14. 5. The grammatical category of adverbial subordinators: some initial general tendencies 99
15. 6. The equilibrium of form and meaning 113
16. 7. The semantic space of adverbial relations 137
17. 8. Areal and genetic patterns 213
18. 9. Euroversals 271
19. Part Three. Historical Developments
20. 10. From Old English to Present-Day English 289
21. Part Four. Summary and Outlook
22. 11. The major results and their implications for future research 337
23. Notes 353
24. Grammars and Dictionaries 373
25. References 381
26. Index of Authors 409
27. Index of Languages 413
28. Index of Subjects 416