Table of Contents

1. Preface; 2. 1. The functional approach to language and the typological approach to grammar; 3. 2. The lexicon: Words and morphemes; 4. 3. Simple verbal clauses and argument structure; 5. 4. Grammatical relations and case-marking systems; 6. 5. Word order; 7. 6. Tense, aspect and modality I: Functional organization; 8. 7. Tense, aspect and modality II: Typological organization; 9. 8. Negation; 10. 9 Referential coherence I: Pronouns and grammatical agreement; 11. 10. Referential coherence II: Reference and definiteness; 12. Bibliography; 13. Index