Short Contents

Preface 

Acknowledgements 

Abbreviations and Symbols 

Conventions 

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1.  Introduction 

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PART I. SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION

2. The alphabet   

3. On stress        

4. Phonological variation 

5. Morphological variation  

PART II. THE NOUN PHRASE

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6. Nouns 

7. Pronouns 

8. Adjectives 

9. Functions of the noun phrase  

PART III. ADJUNCTS AND MODIFIERS

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10. Spatial orientations 

11. Counting and quantities 

12. Times and dates 

13. Postpositions 

14. Adverbs and their like 

PART IV. VERBS

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15. Infinitival forms 

16. Imperative forms 

17. On negation 

18. Indirect imperative forms 

19. Optative forms 

20. Present, past, and future 

21. Abilitative forms 

22. Necessity and hypothesis 

PART V. SENTENCE STRUCTURE

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23. Simple sentences 

24. Projections 

25. On plurality 

26. Sundry particles 

27. Clause linking 

28. Postpositional complements 

29. Ordering patterns 

PART VI. WORD FORMATION

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30. Formation of verbs 

31. Formation of adjectives and nouns 

PART VII. NOMINALIZATIONS

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32. Relative clauses 

33. Subordination and embedding 

PART VIII. COMPLEX SENTENCES

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34. Stacking embedded sentences 

35. Sentential complements 

36. Postposition-like constructions 

37. Verbal complexes 

 
 

Glossary of grammatical terms 

Selected bibliography 

Index of suffixes and combinations 

Index of inflections 

Index of derivations 

Index of subjects 

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