Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • List Of Figures
  • List Of Maps
  • List Of Tables
  • List Of Abbreviations
  • Part I. Background: Scope, Aims, Theory, Methodology, Data
  • 1. Scope And Aims
  • 1.1. Guiding Questions
  • 1.2. Scope
  • 1.3. Major Claims And Limitations
  • 2. Theoretical Foundations
  • 2.1. Functional Typology
  • 2.2. Iconicity, Markedness And Related Semiotic Principles
  • 2.3. Cognitive Semantics
  • 2.4. Grammaticalization
  • 2.5. A Look Across The Fence: Adverbial Subordinators From The Generative Perspective
  • 3. The European Perspective
  • 3.1. Why The Focus On Europe? 3.2. Defining The Languages Of Europe
  • 3.3. The Project Languages
  • 3.4. Europe As A Cultural Unit
  • 4. Data Collection And Classification
  • 4.1. Data Collection
  • 4.2. Definitions And Classifications
  • 4.3. Form-Related Classifications
  • 4.4. Meaning-Related Classifications
  • 4.5. Some Examples From The Database
  • Part Ii. Towards A Typology
  • 5. The Grammatical Category Of Adverbial Subordinators: Some Initial General Tendencies
  • 5.1. Morphological Complexity And Polyfunctionality
  • 5.2. Incorporated Material, Syntactic Polyfunctionality And Grammaticalization 6. The Equilibrium Of Form And Meaning
  • 6.1. The Inverse Relation Hypothesis
  • 6.2. Zipfâ€?S Principles Of Formal Semantic Balance: Evidence From Adverbial Subordinators In Four Major European Languages
  • 7. The Semantic Space Of Adverbial Relations
  • 7.1. A Layered Account
  • 7.2. Semantic Relatedness Within And Between Networks Of Interclausal Relations
  • 8. Areal And Genetic Patterns
  • 8.1. Relevant Phenomena
  • 8.2. The Balkan Sprachbund
  • 8.3. The Languages Of Europe: Core And Periphery 8.4. The Impact Of Latin And Classical Greek: Two Spheres Of Influence In The Linguistic Core?
  • 9. Euroversals
  • 9.1. Inventories And Dominant Types Of Adverbial Subordinators
  • 9.2. Adverbial Subordinators For Individual Interclausal Relations
  • 9.3. Correlations With The Language Type
  • Part Iii. Historical Developments
  • 10. From Old English To Present-Day English
  • 10.1. The Inventories Of Adverbial Subordinators
  • 10.2. Major Morphological Changes
  • 10.3. Major Semantic Changes
  • 10.4. Changes In The Semantic Composition Of The Inventories Of Adverbial Subordinators Part Iv. Summary And Outlook
  • 11. The Major Results And Their Implications For Future Research
  • 11.1. Form, Meaning And Categorial Status Of Adverbial Subordinators
  • 11.2. The Validity Of Semiotic Principles
  • 11.3. Language And Cognition: Modelling The Semantic Space Of Interclausal Relations
  • 11.4. Linguistic Areas In Europe And Europe As A Linguistic Area
  • 11.5. The History Of Adverbial Subordinators
  • 11.6. Implications For Future Research
  • Notes