Chapter 2. Language background

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xv
3. I Preliminaries
4. Chapter 1. Overview 3
5. Chapter 2. Language background 7
6. Chapter 3. Phonology 33
7. II Particles
8. Chapter 4. Sentence-final and phrase-final particles 41
9. III Nominals and Reference
10. Chapter 5. Pronouns 77
11. Chapter 6. Nominal modification 93
12. Chapter 7. Nominal classification 119
13. Chapter 8. Reference management 157
14. IV Verbs and Predication
15. Chapter 9. Aspectual-modal marking 173
16. Chapter 10. Verbs and verb types 239
17. Chapter 11. Basic clausal syntax 271
18. Chapter 12. Expressive forms 299
19. Chapter 13. Non-canonical transitive events 317
20. V Multi-verb constructions
21. Chapter 14. Preliminary remarks on multi-verb constructions 339
22. Chapter 15. Three-participant events 355
23. Chapter 16. Spatial predication 383
24. Chapter 17. Secondary predication 397
25. Chapter 18. Causation 421
26. Chapter 19. Complementation 427
27. Chapter 20. Coordinating constructions 455
28. Chapter 21. Adverbial constructions 463
29. Chapter 22. Summary remark on multi-verb constructions 481
30. VI Texts
31. Chapter 23. Texts 487
32. Backmatter 541