Abstract: Based upon a semantic/cognitive definition of noun phrase conjunction, encoding ofthis domain is examined in a sample of260 languages.Languages can be shown to contrast typologically in that they may have two formally different Strategien to encode noun phrase conjunction (viz•, a Coordinate Strategy and a Comitative Strategy), or just one strategy.This leads to a differentir » ation between ΑΝΌ-languages and VflTH-languages.1t is demonstrated that wnn-languages exhibit a tendency to "drift" towards AND-status.Furthermore, the geographical distribution of ΑΝΌ-languages and VflTH-languages is described.It turns out that this distribution shows remarkable correspondences to the areal distribution of at least two other binary parameters, viz» the Casedness Parameter and the Tensedness Parameter.