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• Coverpage
• Halftitle page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Talking to Garfield: Human and animal communication
• 3 Did I hear that right? The sounds of language
• 4 Twisted words: Word structure and meaning
• 5 Fitting words together: Phrase structure and meaning
• 6 Meaning one thing and saying another: Indirect speech and conversational principles
• 7 Fitting the pieces together: The structure of discourse
• 8 “Kids say the darndest things”: Children acquiring language
• 9 Variety is the spice of life: Language variation
• 10 Cross-cultural gaffes: Language and culture
• 11 The language police: Prescriptivism and standardization
• 12 So long, and thanks for all the fish…
• Notes
• Glossary
• Index