Table of contents

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements xi
4. List of abbreviations xiii
5. Chapter 1 Parametric variation in synchrony and diachrony 1
6. Chapter 2 The syntax of the be- possessive in Russian 37
7. Chapter 3 The consequences of the be- possessive structure 97
8. Chapter 4 The be- perfect and ergativity in North Russian 121
9. Chapter 5 Microvariations in Case and Agreement 157
10. Chapter 6 Thematic feature reduction 177
11. Chapter 7 Thematic feature reduction 199
12. Chapter 8 Conclusion 241
13. Bibliography 249
14. Index 265