An Introduction to Linguistic Typology - Velupillai, Viveka (John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012)
Languages cited in Chapter 10
An Introduction to Linguistic Typology; Title page; LCC Data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Abbreviations for sign language names; Database acronyms; Languages cited in Chapter 1; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Fast forward from the past to the present; 1.2 The purpose of this book; 1.3 Conventions; 1.3.1 Some remarks on the languages cited in this book; 1.3.2 Some remarks on the examples in this book; 1.4 The structure of this book; Languages cited in Chapter 2; 2. Typology and universals; 2.1 What is typology?; 2.2 Classifications
2.2.1 A note on pidgins, creoles and mixed languages2.2.2 A brief note on sign languages; 2.3 What are universals?; 2.3.1 Unrestricted universals: absolute and statistical; 2.3.2 Implicational universals; 2.4 A very short note on motivations for language universals; Languages cited in Chapter 3; 3. Methodology: Sampling, databases, and how many languages does a typologist speak?; 3.1 Data; 3.1.1 A note on the situation of the languages of the world; 3.1.2 A note on language documentation and description; 3.2 Sampling; 3.2.1 Types of samples; 3.2.2 Types of bias; 3.3 Databases
3.4 A note on methodological issues with sign languagesLanguages cited in Chapter 4; 4. Phonology; 4.1 Phonemes, syllables and prosody; 4.1.1 Segments; 4.1.2 Syllables and suprasegmentals; 4.2 Phonological typology; 4.2.1 Segment inventories; 4.2.2 Patterns of syllable structures; 4.2.3 Patterns of prosody; 4.3 Sign language phonology; Languages cited in Chapter 5; 5. Morphology; 5.1 The building blocks of words; 5.2 Morphological typology; 5.2.1 Fusion; 5.2.2 Exponence; 5.2.3 Flexitivity; 5.2.4 Synthesis; 5.3 Sign language morphology; Languages cited in Chapter 6
6. The lexicon and its classes6.1 Word-formation; 6.1.1 Derivation; 6.1.2 Compounding; 6.2 Parts-of-speech; 6.2.1 Lexical classes; 6.2.2 Functional classes; 6.3 Parts-of-speech in sign languages; Languages cited in Chapter 7; 7. Nominal categories and syntax; 7.1 NP categories; 7.1.1 Number; 7.1.2 Noun classes (gender) and classifiers; 7.1.3 Case; 7.2 NP syntax; 7.2.1 Heads and dependents; 7.2.2 Government and agreement; 7.3 Nominal categories and syntax in sign languages; Languages cited in Chapter 8; 8. Verbal categories; 8.1 A very brief introductory note on the VP; 8.2 Tense