Preface

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contributors VII
4. Contents IX
5. The converb as a cross-linguistically valid category 1
6. The meaning of converb constructions 57
7. Some typological parameters of converbs 97
8. Verb serialization and converbs – differences and similarities 137
9. Adverbial participial clauses in English 189
10. Russian converbs: A typological outline 239
11. The Hungarian converb or verbal adverbial in -va/-ve 283
12. On Turkic converb clauses 313
13. Converbs in Turkish child language: The grammaticalization of event coherence 349
14. The system of switch-reference in Tuva: Converbal and masdar-case forms 373
15. Contextual and specialized converbs in Lezgian 415
16. Converbs in Evenki 441
17. Converbs in Japanese 465
18. Burushaski converbs in their South and Central Asian areal context 487
19. bibliography of converbs 529
20. Index of authors 549
21. Index of subjects 555
22. Index of languages 563