Article outline

• 1.1The functional-syntactic domain of adpositions
• 1.2Locus of cliticization
• 1.3Verb-attached adpositions
• 1.4The typological-diachronic conundrum
• 1.5Steps toward a diachrony
  • 1.5.1Overview
  • 1.5.2Post-verbal prepositions in English
  • 1.5.3Post-verbal incorporation of prepositions in KinyaRwanda: Promotion to DO
  • 1.5.4Pre-verbal incorporation of post-positions in Rama
• 1.6Discussion
• Notes
• Abbreviations of grammatical terms