7 The syntax of phrases

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Contents VII
4. List of maps, tables and figures XVII
5. Abbreviations and conventions XXI
6. 1 Preliminaries 1
7. 2 Phonology 24
8. 3 Nominals, their morphology and derivation 48
9. 4 Pronouns and demonstratives 84
10. 5 Nominal gender 101
11. 6 Adpositions and particles 120
12. 7 The syntax of phrases 146
13. 8 Overview of the verb 172
14. 9 Participant indexing I: The Actor, Dative and Genitive prefixes 187
15. 10 Participant indexing II: Undergoer alternations 221
16. 11 The system of Verb Orientation 253
17. 12 Valence classes 297
18. 13 Valence-changing constructions 319
19. 14 Tense and aspect 354
20. 15 Mood, attitude and engagement 396
21. 16 Distribution of events in time and space 423
22. 17 The Auxiliary, copula clauses and light verbs 452
23. 18 Basic clausal syntax 479
24. 19 Non-declarative speech acts 500
25. 20 Combinations of clauses 522
26. Appendix: Texts 552
27. Bibliography 573
28. Index 585