T. Givón
is author/editor of the following titles:
The Life Cycle of Adpositions
[Not in series, 236] 2021. x, 200 pp. + index
Coherence
[Not in series, 230] 2020. xi, 293 pp.
On Understanding Grammar: Revised edition
[Not in series, 213] 2018. xxi, 299 pp.
The Story of Zero
[Not in series, 204] 2017. xv, 414 pp.
Ute Dictionary
[Culture and Language Use, 15] 2016. xiv, 373 pp.
The Diachrony of Grammar
[Not in series, 192] 2015. 928 pp. (Hb in 2 vols.)
Ute Texts
[Culture and Language Use, 7] 2013. xvi, 333 pp.
Ute Reference Grammar
[Culture and Language Use, 3] 2011. xxiii, 441 pp.
The Genesis of Syntactic Complexity: Diachrony, ontogeny, neuro-cognition, evolution
[Not in series, 146] 2009. xviii, 366 pp.
Context as Other Minds: The Pragmatics of Sociality, Cognition and Communication
[Not in series, 130] 2005. xvi, 283 pp.
The Evolution of Language out of Pre-language
[Typological Studies in Language, 53] 2002. x, 394 pp.
Bio-Linguistics: The Santa Barbara lectures
[Not in series, 113] 2002. xviii, 383 pp.
Syntax: An Introduction. Volume I
[Not in series, SYN 1] 2001. xviii, 500 pp.
Syntax: An Introduction. Volume II
[Not in series, SYN 2] 2001. x, 406 pp.
Syntax: An introduction. 2 Volumes (set)
[Not in series, SYN S] 2001. xviii, 500 pp. & x, 406 pp.
Conversation: Cognitive, communicative and social perspectives
[Typological Studies in Language, 34] 1997. viii, 302 pp.
Grammatical Relations: A functionalist perspective
[Typological Studies in Language, 35] 1997. viii, 350 pp.
Coherence in Spontaneous Text
[Typological Studies in Language, 31] 1995. x, 267 pp.
Functionalism and Grammar
[Not in series, 74] 1995. xvii, 486 pp.
Voice and Inversion
[Typological Studies in Language, 28] 1994. viii, 402 pp.
English Grammar: A function-based introduction. Volume I
[Not in series, ENGRAM 1] 1993. xxii, 318 pp.
English Grammar: A function-based introduction. Volume II
[Not in series, ENGRAM 2] 1993. xv, 363 pp.
English Grammar: A function-based introduction. 2 Volumes (set)
[Not in series, ENGRAM S] 1993. xxii, 318 pp. & xvi, 363 pp.
Syntax: A functional-typological introduction. Volume II
[Not in series, 50] 1991. xxvi, 554 pp.
Syntax: A functional-typological introduction. Volume I
[Not in series, 17] 1984. xx, 464 pp.
is editor/board member of the following journal:
is author of the following articles:
2016. “The diachrony of pronominal agreement”. In Cyclical Change Continued, 251–286
2016. “Nominalization and re-finitization”. In Finiteness and Nominalization, 271–296
2016. “Beyond structuralism”.
Studies in Language
40:3, 681–704
2013. “Beyond structuralism”.
Studies in Language
37:2, 413–423
2002. “7. On the pre-linguistic origins of language processing rates”. In The Evolution of Language out of Pre-language, 171–214
2002. “1. The visual information-processing system as an evolutionaryprecursor of human language”. In The Evolution of Language out of Pre-language, 3–50
2002. “Introduction”. In The Evolution of Language out of Pre-language, vii
2002. “Cooperation and interpersonal manipulation in the society of intimates”. In The Grammar of Causation and Interpersonal Manipulation, 23–56
2000. “Internal reconstruction”. In Reconstructing Grammar: Comparative Linguistics and Grammaticalization, 107
1997. “Memory and Conversation”. In Conversation: Cognitive, communicative and social perspectives, 91
1997. “Grammatical Relations”. In Grammatical Relations: A functionalist perspective, 1
1995. “Introduction: Coherence as a mental entity”. In Coherence in Spontaneous Text,
1995. “Coherence in text vs. coherence in mind”. In Coherence in Spontaneous Text, 59
1995. “Isomorphism in the Grammatical Code”. In Iconicity in Language, 47
1994. “Irrealis and the Subjunctive”.
Studies in Language
18:2, 265–337
1994. “The pragmatics of de-transitive voice”. In Voice and Inversion, 3
1994. “The Rise of the English GET-Passive”. In Voice: Form and Function, 119
1993. “Coherence in text, coherence in mind”.
Pragmatics & Cognition
1:2, 171–227
1992. “On interpreting text-distributional correlations”. In Pragmatics of Word Order Flexibility, 305
1991. “The evolution of dependent clause morpho-syntax in Biblical Hebrew”. In Approaches to Grammaticalization: Volume II. Types of grammatical markers, 257
1991. “Serial verbs and the mental reality of ‘event’”. In Approaches to Grammaticalization: Volume I. Theoretical and methodological issues, 81
1991. “Markedness in Grammar”.
Studies in Language
15:2, 335–370
1991. “Some Substantive Issues Concerning Verb Serialization”. In Serial Verbs: Grammatical, Comparative and Cognitive Approaches, 137
1991. “Isomorphism in the Grammatical Code”.
Studies in Language
15:1, 85–114
1990. “Verb serialization in Tok Pisin and Kalam”. In Melanesian Pidgin and Tok Pisin: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Pidgins and Creoles in Melanesia, 19
1990. “The puzzle of Ngäbére auxiliaries”. In Studies in Typology and Diachrony: Papers presented to Joseph H. Greenberg on his 75th birthday, 209
1988. “The pragmatics of word order”. In Studies in Syntactic Typology, 243
1988. “Tale of two passives in Ute”. In Passive and Voice, 417
1987. “Beyond foreground and background”. In Coherence and Grounding in Discourse: Outcome of a Symposium, Eugene, Oregon, June 1984, 175–188
1985. “Iconicity, isomorphism, and non-arbitrary coding in syntax”. In Iconicity in Syntax: Proceedings of a symposium on iconicity in syntax, Stanford, June 24–26, 1983, 187
1984. “Universals of discourse structure and second language acquisition”. In Language Universals and Second Language Acquisition, 109
1983. “Review of Cole (1981): Radical Pragmatics
”.
Studies in Language
7:1, 151–155
1983. “Topic continuity in discourse”. In Topic Continuity in Discourse: A quantitative cross-language study, 1
1983. “Topic continuity and word-order pragmatics in Ute”. In Topic Continuity in Discourse: A quantitative cross-language study, 141
1983. “Topic continuity in spoken English”. In Topic Continuity in Discourse: A quantitative cross-language study, 343
1983. “Topic continuity in discourse: The functional domain of switch-reference”. In Switch Reference and Universal Grammar: Proceedings of a symposium on switch reference and universal grammar, Winnipeg, May 1981, 51
1982. “Preface”. In Tense-Aspect: Between semantics & pragmatics, v
1982. “Tense-Aspect Modality”. In Tense-Aspect: Between semantics & pragmatics, 115
1982. “Evidentiality and Epistemic Space”.
Studies in Language
6:1, 23–49
1981. “Typology and Functional Domains”.
Studies in Language
5:2, 163–193
1979. “1. Prolegomena to any sane creology”. In Readings in Creole Studies, 3–35