Contents
Foreword (Eloise Jelinek)
Preface
Abbreviations
Part I: Introduction
Introduction
Phonology
Part II: Sentence Types
Basic Sentence Structure
Particles and Clitics
Be/Have/Do
Nondistinct Argument Phenomena
Questions
Imperative Sentences
Comparative Constructions
Part III: Word Classes
Noun Morphology
Noun Inflection
Verb Morphology
Adjective Morphology
Compounds
Possessive Constructions
Postpositions
Demonstratives
Adverbial Demonstratives
Quantifiers
Numerals
Adjective Constructions
Definite Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns, Obliques and Adverbs
Part IV: Verb Structure
Verb Stems
Incorporation
Syntactic Marking
Inflectional and Derivational Affixation
Overall Verb Structure
Part V: Complex Sentences
Coordination
Complement Clauses
Relative Clauses
Adverbial Clauses
Part VI: A Yaqui Text
Habiel Mo'el: "Gabriel Sparrow's Narrow Escape"
References