Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 2. Subject initial sentence patterns 31
7. Chapter 3. Predicate initial sentence patterns 63
8. Chapter 4. A field of sentence patterns 133
9. Chapter 5. The conceptual category of existence 141
10. Chapter 6. The conceptual category of evaluation 169
11. Chapter 7. The conceptual category of environmental conditions 181
12. Chapter 8. Situation types and information structure 187
13. Chapter 9. Non-canonical expletive behavior 203
14. Chapter 10. Patterning revisited 211
15. Chapter 11. Noun incorporation 219
16. Chapter 12. Conclusion 231
17. References 237
18. Index of constructions 247
19. Author index 249
20. Subject index 251