Meaning and Universal Grammar: Theory and empirical findings

1. List of Contributors 2. List of Maps and Tables 3. Typographical Conventions and Symbols 4. Preface to Volume II (by Goddard, Cliff) 5. Part 1. Individual Language Studies 6. 1. The Syntax of Semantic Primes in Mangaaba-Mbula (by Bugenhagen, Robert) 7. 2. Semantic primes and Universal Grammar in Polish (by Wierzbicka, Anna) 8. 3. Combinatoric Properties of Natural Semantic Metalanguage Expressions in Lao (by Enfield, N.J.) 9. Part 2. General 10. 4. Semantic Primes and Linguistic Typology (by Wierzbicka, Anna) 11. 5. The On-going Development of the NSM Research Program (by Goddard, Cliff) 12. Index of Languages and Language Families 13. General Index