Edited by Timothy Shopen

• IllustrationsIntroductionPreface to the 1987 EditionI. JACALTEC: FIELD WORK IN GUATEMALAIntroductionField MethodsThe Jacaltec LanguageThe Linguistic Horizons of Jacaltec SpeakersSuggestions for Further ReadingII. MANINKAIntroduction: Maninka Language and SocietyManinka GrammarThe Use of Language in Maninka CultureSuggestions for Further ReadingAppendixIII. BECOMING A COMPETENT SPEAKER OF MALAGASYIntroductionBackgroundForming Sentences in MalagasyMalagasy Subjects and Complex StructuresConditions on the Use of SpeechBehavioral Norms and Speech UsageSuggestions for Further ReadingIV. HOW TO TALK TO YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW IN GUUGU YIMIDHIRREmbedded SpeechThe Language of CooktownThe Guugu Yimidhirr LanguageThe Social Context of Speech in Traditional Guugu Yimidhirr SocietyLanguage in the Modern Guugu Yimidhirr CommunitySuggestions for Further ReadingGlossaryV. JAPANESE: A STORY OF LANGUAGE AND PEOPLEIntroductionA History of JapanThe Structure of JapaneseJapanese and Its Relation to the EnvironmentSuggestions for Further Reading

Edited by Timothy Shopen

• IllustrationsIntroductionPreface to the 1987 EditionI. JACALTEC: FIELD WORK IN GUATEMALAIntroductionField MethodsThe Jacaltec LanguageThe Linguistic Horizons of Jacaltec SpeakersSuggestions for Further ReadingII. MANINKAIntroduction: Maninka Language and SocietyManinka GrammarThe Use of Language in Maninka CultureSuggestions for Further ReadingAppendixIII. BECOMING A COMPETENT SPEAKER OF MALAGASYIntroductionBackgroundForming Sentences in MalagasyMalagasy Subjects and Complex StructuresConditions on the Use of SpeechBehavioral Norms and Speech UsageSuggestions for Further ReadingIV. HOW TO TALK TO YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW IN GUUGU YIMIDHIRREmbedded SpeechThe Language of CooktownThe Guugu Yimidhirr LanguageThe Social Context of Speech in Traditional Guugu Yimidhirr SocietyLanguage in the Modern Guugu Yimidhirr CommunitySuggestions for Further ReadingGlossaryV. JAPANESE: A STORY OF LANGUAGE AND PEOPLEIntroductionA History of JapanThe Structure of JapaneseJapanese and Its Relation to the EnvironmentSuggestions for Further Reading

Edited by Timothy Shopen

• IllustrationsIntroductionPreface to the 1987 EditionI. JACALTEC: FIELD WORK IN GUATEMALAIntroductionField MethodsThe Jacaltec LanguageThe Linguistic Horizons of Jacaltec SpeakersSuggestions for Further ReadingII. MANINKAIntroduction: Maninka Language and SocietyManinka GrammarThe Use of Language in Maninka CultureSuggestions for Further ReadingAppendixIII. BECOMING A COMPETENT SPEAKER OF MALAGASYIntroductionBackgroundForming Sentences in MalagasyMalagasy Subjects and Complex StructuresConditions on the Use of SpeechBehavioral Norms and Speech UsageSuggestions for Further ReadingIV. HOW TO TALK TO YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW IN GUUGU YIMIDHIRREmbedded SpeechThe Language of CooktownThe Guugu Yimidhirr LanguageThe Social Context of Speech in Traditional Guugu Yimidhirr SocietyLanguage in the Modern Guugu Yimidhirr CommunitySuggestions for Further ReadingGlossaryV. JAPANESE: A STORY OF LANGUAGE AND PEOPLEIntroductionA History of JapanThe Structure of JapaneseJapanese and Its Relation to the EnvironmentSuggestions for Further Reading