Backmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Chapter 1 Introduction: Markedness and asymmetry in language 1
4. Chapter 2 The Markedness Hypothesis 7
5. Chapter 3 Toward a communication-based model of asymmetry in language 28
6. Chapter 4 The sample: Methodological considerations 48
7. Chapter 5 Early Romani 68
8. Chapter 6 Number 85
9. Chapter 7 Person 102
10. Chapter 8 Gender 138
11. Chapter 9 Degree 145
12. Chapter 10 Negation 156
13. Chapter 11 Cardinality 162
14. Chapter 12 Discreteness 173
15. Chapter 13 Tense, aspect, and mood 188
16. Chapter 14 Modality 203
17. Chapter 15 Transitivity 211
18. Chapter 16 Case and case roles 218
19. Chapter 17 Localisation 239
20. Chapter 18 Orientation 271
21. Chapter 19 Indefiniteness 281
22. Chapter 20 Ontological category 295
23. Chapter 21 Lexicality 312
24. Chapter 22 Associativity 322
25. Chapter 23 Chronological compartmentalisation 324
26. Chapter 24 Criteria for asymmetry and their distribution across categories 334
27. Chapter 25 Patterns of asymmetry 347
28. Chapter 26 Conceptual motivations for asymmetry 377
29. Chapter 27 Concluding remarks 406
30. Backmatter 410