Word Order Typology and Comparative Constructions

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This monograph, discussing various aspects involved with a typology of word order, strives to take a next step towards a better understanding of the profound unity underlying languages. The volume is divided into five sections: 1) Word order typology; 2) A critical analysis of word order typology; 3) Word order within comparative constructions; 4) Word order in the comparative construction in the Rigveda; 5) Diachronic aspects of word order withing comparative constructions.

[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 25] 1983. xvii, 245 pp.

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Published online on 10 October 2011

https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.25

Table of Contents

Preface | pp. vii–viii

Abbreviations | pp. ix–xii

Table of contents

1. Word order typology | pp. 1–25

2. A critical analysis of word order typology | pp. 26–98

3. Word order within comparative constructions | pp. 99–140

4. Word order of the comparative construction in the rigveda | pp. 141–167

5. Diachronic aspects of the word order within comparative constructions | pp. 168–186

6. Summary and conclusion | pp. 187–190

Appendices | pp. 191–222

Index of names | pp. 237–238

Index of languages | pp. 239–240

Index of terms | pp. 241–245

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