Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Introduction 1
3. Part I: Grammatical Sketches
4. Outline of Contents for each chapter in Part I 31
5. Apalai 33
6. Canela-Krahô 128
7. Pirahã 200
8. Urubu-Kaapor 326
9. Part II: Word Order and Typological Studies
10. Verb Prominence, Verb Initialness, Ergativity and Typological Disharmony in Guajajara 407
11. Basic Constituent Order in Yagua Clauses: Implications for Word Order Universals 440
12. Part III: Comparative Arawakan Studies
13. Comparative Survey of Morphology and Syntax in Brazilian Arawakan 469
14. Grammatical Characteristics of PreAndine Arawakan Languages of Peru 567