Predicate formation in Bantawa

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword xi
4. List of abbreviations and symbols xvii
5. The source of the dative perspective in Polish pseudo-reflexives 1
6. Bulgarian se- constructions 17
7. Impersonal constructions in Spanish 31
8. Predicate formation in Bantawa 41
9. Restrictive relatives in Arabic: a functional approach 51
10. On the subjecthood of existential there 73
11. Semantic functions and subject assignment revisited. Evidence from classical Sanskrit 87
12. The satellite status of gerund and gerundive in Latin 103
13. Getting ahead with predicational terms, noun predication terms, and dominant participles 115
14. Let’s get our heads together: a reply to van der Auwera 133
15. Referentiality and the representation of predicate nominals 145
16. Mental processes and relational verbs and the typology of states of affairs in FG 167
17. Morphology and the typology of expression rules 187
18. How to build a natural language user 203
19. Functional grammar as a unification grammar: is it a worthwhile investigation? 217
20. A functional grammar machine 229
21. References 251
22. Author Index 263
23. Subject Index 265