Table of contents

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of abbreviations vii
4. Typology and diachrony in the work of Joseph H. Greenberg ix
5. Bibliography of the published works of Joseph H. Greenberg xix
6. On the asymmetries in the affixation of grammatical material 1
7. Prolegomena to a typology of Tough Movement 43
8. From esses to aitches 59
9. Schizophrenic complementizers 79
10. Seeking motives for change in typological varation 95
11. The dative in Ik and Kanuri 129
12. Where do words come from? 151
13. Towards lexical typology 161
14. A dimensional view on numeral systems 187
15. The puzzle of Ngäbére auxiliaries 209