ABSTRACT
In the preceding chapters, we have seen a large number of Mangghuer structures which resemble those of neighboring languages. Of course, the heavy emphasis which I have placed on these cross-linguistic similarities is a result of my own choice-in a project of this scope, I have been able to emphasize description of those aspects of Mangghuer structure which I have found most interesting. As I noted in the first chapter, though, this same interest seems to arise naturally for nearly every linguist working on a language in the QGS area. One would feel negligent to omit language contact considerations from a description of any of the Qinghai-Gansu Sprachbund languages, because these considerations are so vitally important to an understanding of the history and typological features of each language.
