INTRODUCTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: PHONOLOGY
Chapter 1 Sounds
Consonants
Velarization
Vowels
Length
Accentuation
Sound Combinations
Phrasing
Vowel positions
Single and double consonants
Two-consonants clusters
Three-consonant clusters
General Sound Changes
Assimilations
Neutralizations
Syncope
Anaptyxis
INTRODUCTION TO PARTS II and III
Chapter 2 Morphological Principles
Inflectional bases
Roots and patterns
Pattern alterations
Derivation
PART IIA: BASE FORMS
Chapter 3 Verb Patterns (with Inflectional Paradigms)
Simple triradical patterns
Augmented triradical patterns
Pseudo-quadriradical patterns
True quadri-radical patterns
Chapter 4 Adjective Patterns
Simple triradical patterns
Augmented triradical patterns
Participial patterns
Quadriradical patterns
Chapter 5 Noun Patterns
The -e/-a suffix
Triradical patterns
Quadri-radical patterns
Others
Construct forms
Numeral construct forms
PART IIB: INFLECTIONAL FORMS
Chapter 6 Verb Inflection
Expression of the categories
Affix alternants
Stem alternants
tense
person
number/gender
mode
Chapter 7 Adjective Inflection
Number/gender suffixes
Stem modificat ions
Broken plurals
Pattern ?aFΒ£aL
Chapter 8 Noun Inflection
Dual forms
Sound plurals
Broken plurals
PART IIIA: DERIVATIONAL CATEGORIES
Chapter 9 Verb Derivation
Passive
Causative
Ascriptive
Estimative
Eductive
Conative
Participative
Reciprocative
Simulative
Inchoative
Descriptive
Abstractive
Augmentative
Applicative
Chapter 10 Adjective Derivation
Participial
Dispositional
Agentive
Characteristic
Relative
Chapter 11 Noun Derivation
Abstract and Gerundial
Singulative
Feminal
Occupational
Instrumental
Locative
Hypostatic
Diminutive
Elative
Numeral derivatives
PART IIIB: INFLECTIONAL CATEGORIES
Chapter 12 Tense
Uses of the Imperfect
actuality (Β£am-)
anticipation (raha-)
future assumption
annunciatory
generalizing
dispositional
Uses of the Perfect
past time reference
conditional clauses
Tense subordination
Chapter 13 Mode
Uses of the Subjunctive
independent optative
comple-mental optative
complemental assertive
indefinite attributive
prepositional complemental
supplemental
Imperative
Chapter 14 Person, Nunber, and Gender
Person
Number
Count nouns
singular
dual
plural
Abstract and mass nouns
plural of abundance or variety
plural of quantification or identification
Gender of Nouns
PART IV: SYNTAX
Chapter 15 Syntactical Principles and Constructions
Sentences and clauses
Parts of a predication
Parts of speech
Negation
ma
mu
the negative copula
la
Coordination
w-
?aw
ya and yamma
walla
polysyndetic coordinations
fa-
laken and bass
asyndetic coordinations
Chapter 16 Predication and Extraposition
Non-verbal predications
Verbal predications
Quasi-verbal predications
Suppression of the subject
Inversion
Number/gender agreement
Extraposition
Chapter 17 Complementation
Objects
Adverbial noun complements
Prepositional complements
Predicative complements
Complemental clauses
Chapter 18 Annexion and Prepositions
Substantive annexion
definite and indefinite
identificatory and classificatory
periphrasis
relationships expressed
derivative constructs
Adjective annexion
Partitive annexion
(Cardinal) numeral annexion
Elative and ordinal annexion
Prepositions
pronoun-suffixing forms
-l- suffixes
free prepositions
combinations with man and la-
other special prepositions
Prepositional and annexion clauses
Chapter 19 Attribution
Agreement in definition
Definite attributive clauses
Indefinite attributive clauses
Prepositional attributes
Adjective attributes
Appositives
Chapter 20 Supplementation
Adverbs
Adverbial adjectives
Adverbial nouns
Adverbial prepositional phrases
Sentence supplements
Adverbial clauses
Circumstantial clauses
Chapter 21 Substitution
Anaphoric substitution
Personal pronouns
forms
suffix constructions
independent form constructions
Demonstratives
Question words
Index