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Cover; Koromfe; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; The language; Speakers and genetic affiliation; Previous research; Field work; 'Dialects'; Informants; Presentation of the data; Transcription; Choice of examples; Interlinear glosses and abbreviations; Notes to the Introduction; 1 Syntax; 1.1 General questions; 1.1.1 Sentence-types; 1.1.1.1 Direct and indirect speech; 1.1.1.2 Interrogative sentences; 1.1.1.2.1 Yes-no questions; 1.1.1.2.1.1 Neutral; 1.1.1.2.1.2 Leading; 1.1.1.2.1.2.1 Expecting the answer yes; 1.1.1.2.1.2.2 Expecting the answer no.

1.1.1.2.1.3 Alternative1.1.1.2.2 Question-word questions; 1.1.1.2.2.1 Elements of the sentence that can be questioned; 1.1.1.2.2.1.1 Constituents of the main clause; 1.1.1.2.2.1.2 Constituents of subordinate clauses; 1.1.1.2.2.1.3 Constituents of noun phrases; 1.1.1.2.2.1.4 Elements of prepositional phrases; 1.1.1.2.2.1.5 Elements of coordinate structures; 1.1.1.2.2.1.6 Questioning more than one thing in a sentence; 1.1.1.2.2.2 Changes to the questioned element; 1.1.1.2.2.2.1 No change; 1.1.1.2.2.2.2 Movement to initial position; 1.1.1.2.2.2.3 Movement to preverbal position.

1.1.1.2.2.2.4 Clefting1.1.1.2.2.2.5 Intonation nucleus; 1.1.1.2.2.2.6 Other possibilities; 1.1.1.2.2.2.7 Movement of other elements of the clause together with the questioned element; 1.1.1.2.3 Echo-questions; 1.1.1.2.3.1 Yes-no echo-questions; 1.1.1.2.3.2 Question-word echo-questions; 1.1.1.2.3.3 Yes-no question echo-questions; 1.1.1.2.3.4 Question-word question echo-questions; 1.1.1.2.3.5 The elements of the sentence which can be subject to echo-questioning; 1.1.1.2.3.6 Echo-questioning of more than one element at a time; 1.1.1.2.3.7 Questioning of the different elements (word-types).

1.1.1.2.4 Answers1.1.1.2.4.1 Answers as a distinct speech act; 1.1.1.2.4.2 Incomplete sentences as answers; 1.1.1.2.4.2.1 Yes-no questions; 1.1.1.2.4.2.1.1 Words for 'yes', 'no', 'maybe'; 1.1.1.2.4.2.1.2 The use of 'yes' and 'no' in reply to negativeand other leading questions; 1.1.1.2.4.2.2 Question-word questions; 1.1.1.2.4.2.2.1 Questioned noun phrases and prepositional phrases; 1.1.1.2.4.2.2.3 Questioned verbs; 1.1.1.3 Imperative sentences; 1.1.1.3.1 The positive imperative forms; 1.1.1.3.1.1 Person/number combinations of the imperative; 1.1.1.3.1.2 Degrees of imperative.

1.1.1.3.2 The negative imperative forms1.1.1.3.2.1 Person/number combinations of the negative imperative; 1.1.1.3.3 Other means of expressing the above types of imperative; 1.1.1.4 Other distinct sentence-types; 1.1.1.5 Sentence-types used regularly in functions other than their normal ones; 1.1.2 Subordination; 1.1.2.1 General markers of subordination; 1.1.2.2 Noun clauses; 1.1.2.2.1 General properties of noun clauses; 1.1.2.2.2 Different types of noun clause; 1.1.2.2.3 Indirect statements; 1.1.2.2.4 Indirect questions; 1.1.2.2.5 Indirect commands.