Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements xiii
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Diachronic Syntax 13
6. 3. Synchronic Theoretical Background 37
7. 4. The Decline of OV Word Order 53
8. 5. Base Word Order 79
9. 6. The Nature of Preverbal Objects 109
10. 7. Word Order Patterns 177
11. 8. Object Positions 227
12. 9. Parameter Change 257
13. 10. Summary and Conclusions 345
14. Appendices 353
15. References 363
16. Subject Index 379