Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements xi
4. List of Contributors xiii
5. List of Maps and Tables, Typographical Conventions and Symbols xv
6. Opening Statement 1
7. Part 1. General
8. 1. The Search for the Shared Semantic Core of All Languages 5
9. 2. Semantic Primes and Universal Grammar 41
10. Part 2. Individual Language Studies
11. 3. Semantic Primes and Universal Grammar in Malay (Bahasa Melayu) 87
12. 4. La Metalengua Semántica Natural 173
13. 5. The Universal Syntax of Semantic Primes in Mandarin Chinese 243
14. Index of Languages and Language Families 323
15. General Index 325