Re: Isolating natlangs?

Gary Shannon wrote:

> Of the two conlang projects I have going right now one
> of them is mutating in the direction of becoming more
> isolating.  However, I'm not at all familiar with
> isolating languages as they occur in the wild, and I'd
> love to look at the grammar for one or two examples.
> I'd prefer languages that are at the more extreme end
> of isolating.  Can anyone suggest a couple isolating
> natlangs (for which grammars are readily available)
> that I might take a look at for guidance and
> inspiration?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --gary
>
Thai and Vietnamese come to mind, although I don't know much about
either of them. I found a Thai grammar by David Smyth (_Thai: An
Essential Grammar_) when I was living in Ann Arbor, which looks like a
good reference, although I never got around to reading much of it.