Language Typology

  1. Morphological Typology
    1. Foundations of Morphological Analysis
      1. Morphemes and Allomorphy
        1. Word Formation Processes
          1. Morphological Complexity
          2. The Analytic-Synthetic Dimension
            1. Isolating Languages
              1. Characteristics
                1. Grammatical Strategies
                2. Synthetic Languages
                  1. Degrees of Synthesis
                    1. Inflectional Morphology
                      1. Derivational Morphology
                    2. Types of Morphological Synthesis
                      1. Agglutination
                        1. Morpheme Boundaries
                          1. Transparency
                            1. Agglutinative Languages
                            2. Fusion
                              1. Morphological Fusion
                                1. Syncretism
                                  1. Fusional Languages
                                  2. Polysynthesis
                                    1. Incorporation
                                      1. Complex Word Formation
                                        1. Polysynthetic Languages
                                      2. Quantitative Measures
                                        1. Index of Synthesis
                                          1. Calculation Methods
                                            1. Interpretation
                                              1. Cross-Linguistic Comparison
                                              2. Index of Fusion
                                                1. Measuring Fusion
                                                2. Other Morphological Indices
                                                3. Morphological Alignment Systems
                                                  1. Nominative-Accusative Alignment
                                                    1. Subject and Object Marking
                                                      1. Case Patterns
                                                        1. Agreement Patterns
                                                        2. Ergative-Absolutive Alignment
                                                          1. Ergative Case Marking
                                                            1. Absolutive Patterns
                                                              1. Ergative Agreement
                                                              2. Split Alignment Systems
                                                                1. Conditions for Splits
                                                                  1. Types of Splits
                                                                    1. Split Ergativity Examples
                                                                    2. Tripartite Alignment
                                                                      1. Three-Way Distinctions
                                                                        1. Tripartite Languages
                                                                        2. Active-Stative Alignment
                                                                          1. Semantic Basis
                                                                            1. Active-Stative Languages
                                                                          2. Grammatical Category Expression
                                                                            1. Tense Systems
                                                                              1. Tense Categories
                                                                                1. Morphological Tense Marking
                                                                                  1. Cross-Linguistic Variation
                                                                                  2. Aspect Systems
                                                                                    1. Aspectual Categories
                                                                                      1. Aspect Marking
                                                                                        1. Tense-Aspect Interactions
                                                                                        2. Mood and Modality
                                                                                          1. Mood Categories
                                                                                            1. Morphological Expression
                                                                                            2. Case Systems
                                                                                              1. Core Cases
                                                                                                1. Peripheral Cases
                                                                                                  1. Case Syncretism
                                                                                                  2. Number Categories
                                                                                                    1. Singular and Plural
                                                                                                      1. Dual and Trial
                                                                                                        1. Other Number Distinctions
                                                                                                        2. Gender Systems
                                                                                                          1. Gender Categories
                                                                                                            1. Gender Assignment
                                                                                                              1. Agreement Patterns
                                                                                                              2. Person Marking
                                                                                                                1. Person Categories
                                                                                                                  1. Inclusive-Exclusive Distinctions
                                                                                                                    1. Person Hierarchies

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                                                                                                                4. Syntactic Typology