T. Givón

T. Givón

is author/editor of the following titles:

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The Life Cycle of Adpositions
T. Givón
[Not in series, 236]  2021.  xii, 205 pp.
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Coherence
T. Givón
[Not in series, 230]  2020.  xi, 293 pp.
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Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes: Sex and sophistry in the Old Testament - A new English translation
T. Givón
[Not in series, 222]  2019.  ix, 159 pp.
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On Understanding Grammar: Revised edition
T. Givón
[Not in series, 213]  2018.  xxi, 299 pp.
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The Story of Zero
T. Givón
[Not in series, 204]  2017.  xv, 414 pp.
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Ute Dictionary
T. Givón
[Culture and Language Use, 15]  2016.  xiv, 373 pp.
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The Diachrony of Grammar
T. Givón
[Not in series, 192]  2015.  928 pp. (Hb in 2 vols.)
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Ute Texts
Compiled and edited by T. Givón
[Culture and Language Use, 7]  2013.  xvi, 333 pp.
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Ute Reference Grammar
T. Givón
[Culture and Language Use, 3]  2011.  xxiii, 441 pp.
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Syntactic Complexity: Diachrony, acquisition, neuro-cognition, evolution
Edited by T. Givón and Masayoshi Shibatani
[Typological Studies in Language, 85]  2009.  vi, 553 pp.
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The Genesis of Syntactic Complexity: Diachrony, ontogeny, neuro-cognition, evolution
T. Givón
[Not in series, 146]  2009.  xviii, 366 pp.
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Context as Other Minds: The Pragmatics of Sociality, Cognition and Communication
T. Givón
[Not in series, 130]  2005.  xvi, 283 pp.
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The Evolution of Language out of Pre-language
Edited by T. Givón and Bertram F. Malle
[Typological Studies in Language, 53]  2002.  x, 394 pp.
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Bio-Linguistics: The Santa Barbara lectures
T. Givón
[Not in series, 113]  2002.  xviii, 383 pp.
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Syntax: An Introduction. Volume I
T. Givón
[Not in series, SYN 1]  2001.  xviii, 500 pp.
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Syntax: An Introduction. Volume II
T. Givón
[Not in series, SYN 2]  2001.  x, 406 pp.
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Syntax: An introduction. 2 Volumes (set)
T. Givón
[Not in series, SYN S]  2001.  xviii, 500 pp. & x, 406 pp.
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Conversation: Cognitive, communicative and social perspectives
Edited by T. Givón
[Typological Studies in Language, 34]  1997.  viii, 302 pp.
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Grammatical Relations: A functionalist perspective
Edited by T. Givón
[Typological Studies in Language, 35]  1997.  viii, 350 pp.
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Discourse, Grammar and Typology: Papers in honor of John W.M. Verhaar
Edited by Werner Abraham, T. Givón and Sandra A. Thompson
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 27]  1995.  xx, 352 pp.
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Coherence in Spontaneous Text
Edited by Morton Ann Gernsbacher and T. Givón
[Typological Studies in Language, 31]  1995.  x, 267 pp.
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Functionalism and Grammar
T. Givón
[Not in series, 74]  1995.  xvii, 486 pp.
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Voice and Inversion
Edited by T. Givón
[Typological Studies in Language, 28]  1994.  viii, 402 pp.
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English Grammar: A function-based introduction. Volume I
T. Givón
[Not in series, ENGRAM 1]  1993.  xxii, 318 pp.
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English Grammar: A function-based introduction. Volume II
T. Givón
[Not in series, ENGRAM 2]  1993.  xv, 363 pp.
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English Grammar: A function-based introduction. 2 Volumes (set)
T. Givón
[Not in series, ENGRAM S]  1993.  xxii, 318 pp. & xvi, 363 pp.
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Syntax: A functional-typological introduction. Volume II
T. Givón
[Not in series, 50]  1991.  xxvi, 554 pp.
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Syntax: A functional-typological introduction. Volume I
T. Givón
[Not in series, 17]  1984.  xx, 464 pp.
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Topic Continuity in Discourse: A quantitative cross-language study
T. Givón
[Typological Studies in Language, 3]  1983.  vi, 492 pp.

is editor/board member of the following journal:

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Studies in Language (SL)

is author of the following articles:

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Givón, T.. 2016. “The diachrony of pronominal agreement”. In Cyclical Change Continued, 251–286
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Givón, T.. 2016. “Beyond structuralism”. Studies in Language  40:3, 681–704
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Givón, T.. 2016. “The usual suspects”. In Language Contact and Change in the Americas: Studies in honor of Marianne Mithun, 219–246
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Givón, T.. 2016. “Nominalization and re-finitization”. In Finiteness and Nominalization, 271–296
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Givón, T.. 2013. “The diachrony of Ute case-marking”. In The Persistence of Language: Constructing and confronting the past and present in the voices of Jane H. Hill, 3–28
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Givón, T.. 2013. “Beyond structuralism”. Studies in Language  37:2, 413–423
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Givón, T.. 2013. “On the diachrony of the ‘Ethical Dative’”. In Functional-Historical Approaches to Explanation: In honor of Scott DeLancey, 43–66
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Givón, T.. 2012. “Toward a diachronic typology of relative clause”. In Relative Clauses in Languages of the Americas: A typological overview, 1–26
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Givón, T.. 2009. “Introduction”. In Syntactic Complexity: Diachrony, acquisition, neuro-cognition, evolution, 1–20
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Givón, T.. 2009. “Multiple routes to clause union”. In Syntactic Complexity: Diachrony, acquisition, neuro-cognition, evolution, 81–118
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Givón, T.. 2009. “The ontogeny of complex verb phrases”. In Syntactic Complexity: Diachrony, acquisition, neuro-cognition, evolution, 311–388
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Givón, T.. 2007. “Grammar as an adaptive evolutionary product”. In Functional Perspectives on Grammar and Discourse: In honour of Angela Downing, 1–40
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Givón, T.. 2006. “Grammatical relations in passive clauses”. In Passivization and Typology: Form and function, 337–350
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Givón, T. and Boniface Kawasha. 2006. “Indiscrete grammatical relations”. In Voice and Grammatical Relations: In Honor of Masayoshi Shibatani, 15–41
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Barker, Marjorie and T. Givón. 2002. “7. On the pre-linguistic origins of language processing rates”. In The Evolution of Language out of Pre-language, 171–214
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Givón, T.. 2001. “Toward a neuro-cognitive interpretation of ‘context’”. Pragmatics & Cognition  9:2, 175–201
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Givón, T.. 2002. “1. The visual information-processing system as an evolutionaryprecursor of human language”. In The Evolution of Language out of Pre-language, 3–50
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Givón, T. and Bertram F. Malle. 2002. “Introduction”. In The Evolution of Language out of Pre-language, vii
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Givón, T. and Phil Young. 2002. “Cooperation and interpersonal manipulation in the society of intimates”. In The Grammar of Causation and Interpersonal Manipulation, 23–56
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Hennesy, Pelin Engin and T. Givón. 2002. “Note on the grammar of Turkish nominalizations”. In Complex Sentences in Grammar and Discourse: Essays in honor of Sandra A. Thompson, 125–144
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Givón, T.. 1998. “On the Co-Evolution of Language, Mind and Brain”. Evolution of Communication  2:1, 45–116
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Givón, T.. 2000. “Internal reconstruction”. In Reconstructing Grammar: Comparative Linguistics and Grammaticalization, 107
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Givón, T. and Loren Bommelyn. 2000. “The Evolution of De-Transitive Voice in Tolowa Athabaskan”. Studies in Language  24:1, 41–76
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Dickinson, Connie and T. Givón. 1997. “Memory and Conversation”. In Conversation: Cognitive, communicative and social perspectives, 91
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Givón, T.. 1997. “Grammatical Relations”. In Grammatical Relations: A functionalist perspective, 1
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Gernsbacher, Morton Ann and T. Givón. 1995. “Introduction: Coherence as a mental entity”. In Coherence in Spontaneous Text,
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Givón, T.. 1995. “Isomorphism in the Grammatical Code”. In Iconicity in Language, 47
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Givón, T.. 1995. “Coherence in text vs. coherence in mind”. In Coherence in Spontaneous Text, 59
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Givón, T.. 1994. “Irrealis and the Subjunctive”. Studies in Language  18:2, 265–337
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Givón, T.. 1994. “The pragmatics of de-transitive voice”. In Voice and Inversion, 3
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Givón, T. and Lynne Yang. 1994. “The Rise of the English GET-Passive”. In Voice: Form and Function, 119
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Givón, T.. 1993. “Coherence in text, coherence in mind”. Pragmatics & Cognition  1:2, 171–227
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Givón, T.. 1992. “On interpreting text-distributional correlations”. In Pragmatics of Word Order Flexibility, 305
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Givón, T.. 1991. “Isomorphism in the Grammatical Code”. Studies in Language  15:1, 85–114
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Givón, T.. 1991. “Markedness in Grammar”. Studies in Language  15:2, 335–370
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Givón, T.. 1991. “Some Substantive Issues Concerning Verb Serialization”. In Serial Verbs: Grammatical, Comparative and Cognitive Approaches, 137
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Givón, T.. 1991. “Serial verbs and the mental reality of ‘event’”. In Approaches to Grammaticalization: Volume I. Theoretical and methodological issues, 81
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Givón, T.. 1991. “The evolution of dependent clause morpho-syntax in Biblical Hebrew”. In Approaches to Grammaticalization: Volume II. Types of grammatical markers, 257
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Givón, T.. 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
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Young, Phil and T. Givón. 1990. “The puzzle of Ngäbére auxiliaries”. In Studies in Typology and Diachrony: Papers presented to Joseph H. Greenberg on his 75th birthday, 209
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Givón, T.. 1988. “Tale of two passives in Ute”. In Passive and Voice, 417
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Givón, T.. 1988. “The pragmatics of word order”. In Studies in Syntactic Typology, 243
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Givón, T.. 1987. “Beyond foreground and background”. In Coherence and Grounding in Discourse: Outcome of a Symposium, Eugene, Oregon, June 1984, 175–188
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Wright, Suzanne and T. Givón. 1987. “The Pragmatics of Indefinite Reference”. Studies in Language  11:1, 1–33
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Givón, T.. 1986. “Prototypes”. In Noun Classes and Categorization: Proceedings of a symposium on categorization and noun classification, Eugene, Oregon, October 1983, 77
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Givón, T.. 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
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Cooreman, Ann, Barbara A. Fox and T. Givón. 1984. “The Discourse Definition of Ergativity”. Studies in Language  8:1, 1–34
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Givón, T.. 1984. “Ute”. In Interrogativity: A colloquium on the grammar, typology and pragmatics of questions in seven diverse languages, Cleveland, Ohio, October 5th 1981-May 3rd 1982, 215
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Givón, T.. 1984. “Universals of discourse structure and second language acquisition”. In Language Universals and Second Language Acquisition, 109
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Givón, T.. 1983. “Review of Cole (1981): Radical Pragmatics ”. Studies in Language  7:1, 151–155
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Givón, T.. 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
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Givón, T.. 1983. “Topic continuity in discourse”. In Topic Continuity in Discourse: A quantitative cross-language study, 1
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Givón, T.. 1983. “Topic continuity and word-order pragmatics in Ute”. In Topic Continuity in Discourse: A quantitative cross-language study, 141
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Givón, T.. 1983. “Topic continuity in spoken English”. In Topic Continuity in Discourse: A quantitative cross-language study, 343
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Givón, T.. 1982. “Evidentiality and Epistemic Space”. Studies in Language  6:1, 23–49
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Givón, T.. 1982. “Preface”. In Tense-Aspect: Between semantics & pragmatics, v
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Givón, T.. 1982. “Tense-Aspect Modality”. In Tense-Aspect: Between semantics & pragmatics, 115
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Givón, T.. 1981. “Typology and Functional Domains”. Studies in Language  5:2, 163–193
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Givón, T.. 1980. “The Binding Hierarchy and the Typology of Complements”. Studies in Language  4:3, 333–377
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Givón, T.. 1979. “1. Prolegomena to any sane creology”. In Readings in Creole Studies, 3–35