1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Abbreviations viii
4. Acknowledgements x
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. Nivkh phonology and morphophonemics 35
7. 3. Head-dependent synthesis and wordhood in Nivkh 65
8. 4. The Nivkh noun plus verb complex 122
9. 5. Is there noun incorporation in Nivkh? 169
10. 6. The Nivkh verb plus verb complex 182
11. 7. Is Nivkh a polysynthetic language? 202
12. 8. The Nivkh nominal complex 220
13. 9. Complex noun forms in the world’s languages 249
14. 10. Typological outlook 273
15. Appendix 290
16. References 298
17. Bibliography on Nivkh 315
18. Index 341