Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction XIII
4. Part I: Grammar
5. Chapter 1 Typological Outline 3
6. Chapter 2 Phonology 11
7. Chapter 3 Morphemes, Word Formation, Grammatical Categories 29
8. Chapter 4 The Verb Complex 56
9. Chapter 5 The Clause 144
10. Chapter 6 The Noun Phrase 177
11. Chapter 7 Sentence Types and Sentence Particles 223
12. Chapter 8 Interclausal Syntax 248
13. Chapter 9 Elaborate Expressions and Parallelism 271
14. Chapter 10 Dialects, Position in Karen, and Orthographies 288
15. Part II: Texts
16. 1. Blind Men Steal a Gong 311
17. 2. The Magic Drum 316
18. 3. Conversation 1 327
19. 4. Conversation 2 329
20. Part III: Glossary and Index
21. 1. Kayah Li-English Glossary 337
22. 2. English-Kayah Li Index 361
23. References 377
24. Index of Topics 380