An argument for, and account of linguistic universals in the morphology of comparison,
combining empirical breadth and theoretical rigor. This groundbreaking study of the …

In many languages, the objects of transitive verbs are either marked by grammatical case or
agreement on the verb, or they remain unmarked: this is differential object marking. This …

Non-concatenative morphological phenomena appear on the face of it to require a powerful
morphological component, capable of more than straightforward addition of affixes …

This dissertation investigates the structure of the noun phrase in Serbo-Croatian (SC) and
cross-linguistically and argues that DP is not universal.^ Chapters 2 and 3 examine the …

Suppletion for case and number in pronominal paradigms shows robust patterns across a
large, cross-linguistic survey. These patterns are largely, but not entirely, parallel to patterns …

This study investigates adverbial clauses from a cross-linguistic perspective. In line with
other recent typological research in the context of complex sentences and clause-linkage, it …

Most of the time we communicate using language without considering the complex activity
we are undertaking, forming words and sentences in a split second. This book introduces …

There are numerous studies devoted to the typological examination of stress (eg Hyman
1977; Liberman and Prince 1977; Hayes 1980, 1995; Prince 1983; Halle and Vergnaud …

This article is about the typology of inverse locational predication, commonly called
existential predication, illustrated by English There is a book on the table. After discussing …

This study is a grammatical description of Wutun (ISO 639-3 WUH), a distinct local form of
Northwest Mandarin spoken by approximately 4000 people in Upper Wutun, Lower Wutun …