Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech

by Edward Sapir

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Contents

1. Preface
2. I. Introductory: Language Defined
3. II. The Elements of Speech
4. III. The Sounds of Language
5. IV. Form in Language: Grammatical Processes
6. V. Form in Language: Grammatical Concepts
7. VI. Types of Linguistic Structure
8. VII. Language as a Historical Product: Drift
9. VIII. Language as a Historical Product: Phonetic Law
10. IX. How Languages Influence Each Other
11. X. Language, Race and Culture
12. XI. Language and Literature

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