[series copy] Oxford Studies in Typology and Linguistic Theory offers a forum for promoting research and analysis that is both typologically and theoretically informed. Each book in the series will focus on a particular topic, providing an overview of the available cross-linguistic data and, at the same time, engaging such key theoretical issues as the boundaries or limitations of different approaches in dealing with typological data.
..".the book is clearly written and well edited, and the facts provided offer a great deal of food for thought to anyone with an interest in cross-linguistic work, whether such interest is confined within the Germanic family alone or is taken with a broader view."--American Journal of Germanic Linguistics and Literatures
"A welcome addition to the typological literature, this book is the most comprehensive work to date devoted exclusively to the description of indefinite pronouns in the world's languages....Haspelmath's presentation offers gener