About the Authors

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. About the Authors ix
4. Theories, Maps and Descriptions xv
5. 1. On Grammar and Grammatics 1
6. 2. On the Idea of Theory-neutral Descriptions 39
7. 3. Ditransitivity and Possession 85
8. 4. So Grammarians Haven’t the Faintest Idea?: Reconciling grammar and lexis in a systemic functional model of language 145
9. 5. The Semantics of Get-passives 179
10. 6. Causation in Dutch and French: Interpersonal aspects 207
11. 7. Process Types in Finnish: Implicate order, covert categories, and prototypes 237
12. 8. The Complement in Chinese Grammar: A functional reinterpretation 265
13. 9. Pitjantjatjara Processes: An Australian experiential grammar 287
14. 10. Metalinguistic Diversity: The case from case 325
15. Index 375