Table of contents

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface vii
4. GIVE in Amele 1
5. Giving in Nawatl 35
6. Double object constructions in Zulu 67
7. Giving and taking in Chipewyan 97
8. Lots of ways to GIVE in Cora 135
9. GIVE 175
10. Sochiapan Chinantec GIVE 209
11. GIVE, HATE, and TAKE in Slavic 249
12. Giving in Dutch 267
13. The origin of the German es gibt construction 307
14. On the development of MANNER from GIVE 327
15. One child’s early talk about possession 349
16. Index of Names 375
17. Index of Subjects 379