Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Notes on the text; Abbreviations used in glosses; 1 On subjects and explanation; 2 Most prominent argument; 3 Pivot; 4 Long-distance dependencies; 5 Control constructions; 6 Universality; 7 Competing theories; References; Language index; Author index; General index
Summary
The 'subject' of a sentence presents great challenges to linguists. This volume takes a new approach to subjects, examining them from both a formal and typological perspective. Drawing on data from a wide range of languages, it explains why, even across very different languages, certain core properties can be found
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-230) and indexes
