This pioneering study is based on an analysis of over 200 languages, including African,
Amerindian, Australian, Austronesian, Indo-European and Eurasian (Altaic, Caucasian …

In this book, Cinque takes a generative perspective on typological questions relating to word
order and to the syntax of relative clauses. In particular, Cinque looks at: the position of the …

In this paper, we develop a new method of identification of complex prepositions, in French.
We include well-known semantic and morpho-syntactic tests, and introduce a few others …

This book investigates a large range of changes and their motivations in all parts of the
grammar and lexicon. The core argument is that, in the absence of a Grand Unification …

Este artículo examina el origen de las preposiciones del español. Tanto el análisis de las
etimologías de las preposiciones simples como el estudio sincrónico de las locuciones …

In this thesis, I have focused on identifying and exploring different types of predicators and
patterns of their subcategorization frames in Urdu. Not having at hand refined resources for …

In this introductory chapter, we address the issue of the existence and definition of complex
adpositions–and complex nominal relators in general–, and provide a working definition on …

This book presents an analysis of Spanish prepositional clauses ()-complement and
adverbial clauses. The goal is to examine the syntax and evolution of those clauses and …

Computer programs that make inferences about natural language are easily fooled by the
often haphazard relationship between words and their meanings. This thesis develops …

Se presenta una descripción contrastiva de las adposiciones del amuzgo, mazahua y
mazateco (familia otomangue). En particular, se discute la categorización gramatical de las …