Clause Structure and Argument Realization in Tongan

By Douglas L. Ball

The Full Document [pdf]. 458 pp.

Abstract [html].

Chapter by Chapter

Front Matter [pdf]. 21 pp.

Chapter 1: Introduction [pdf]. 15 pp.

Chapter 2: Introduction to the Tongan Language and Sign-Based Construction Grammar [pdf]. 27 pp.

Chapter 3: On the Right Region of the Tongan Clause [pdf]. 49 pp.

Chapter 4: The Left-Edge of the Tongan Clause: Structure and TAMs [pdf]. 29 pp.

Chapter 5: The ‘Clitics’ of Tongan [pdf]. 44 pp.

Chapter 6: The Syntax of Non-Predication in Tongan [pdf]. 33 pp.

Chapter 7: Case in Tongan [pdf]. 56 pp.

Chapter 8: Noun Incorporation in Tongan: The Structural Aspects [pdf]. 39 pp.

Chapter 9: Noun Incorporation in Tongan: The Relational Aspects [pdf]. 25 pp.

Chapter 10: The Instrumental Particle ʻAki [pdf]. 60 pp.

Chapter 11: Conclusions [pdf]. 7 pp.

Appendix A: Tongan Case Patterns [pdf]. 6 pp.

Appendix B: Cross-Linguistic Survey Data [pdf]. 12 pp.

Appendix C: Noun Incorporation Data [pdf]. 8 pp.

References [pdf]. 27 pp.