Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. List of abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. I. Alignment and direction 5
7. II. A theory of direction 29
8. III. Algonquian languages 69
9. IV. Kutenai 129
10. V. Sahaptian languages 145
11. VI. Kiowa-Tanoan languages 173
12. VII. Mapudungun 211
13. VIII. Conclusions 245
14. Appendix 1: Algonquian paradigms 265
15. Appendix 2: Analysis of Kiowa personal prefixes 273
16. Appendix 3: Optimality-theoretic syntax of inverses 275
17. References 287
18. Language index 301
19. Author index 303
20. Subject index 307