Contenu du sommaire : Parts of Speech: Descriptive tools, theorical constructs.

Parts of Speech: Descriptive tools, theorical constructs. Guest editors: Umberto Ansaldo, Jan Don and Roland Pfau

• Parts of Speech. Particulars, universals and theoretical constructs - Ansaldo U., Don J., Pfau R. p. 505-508
• Word classes in sign languages: Criteria and classifications - Schwager W., Zeshan U. p. 509-545
• Roots, stems and word classes - Lehmann C. p. 546-567
• Precategoriality and syntax-based parts of speech: The case of Late Archaic Chinese - Bisang W. p. 568-589
• Covert word classes: Seeking your own syntax in Tukang Besi - Donohue M. p. 590-609
• Pragmatic factors in the development of a switch-adjective language A case study of the Miyako-Hirara dialect of Ryukyuan - Koloskova Y., Ohori T. p. 610-636
• The acquisition of syntactic categories in Jakarta Indonesian - Gil D. p. 637-669
• Possible phonological cues in categorial acquisition Evidence from adult categorization - Don J., Erkelens M. p. 670-682
• Lexical semantic constraints on noun roots and noun borrowability - Nichols L. p. 683-700
• Degree words, intensification, and word class distinctions in Romance languages - Salazar-Garcia V. p. 701-726
• On flexible and rigid nouns - Rijkhoff J. p. 727-752
• Parts of speech and dependent clauses in Functional Discourse Grammar - Hengeveld K., van Lier E. p. 753-785