LanguageFront matterReading editionChapter navigation40 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPrefaceContentsI Introductory: Language DefinedII The Elements of SpeechIII The Sounds of LanguageIV Form in Language: Grammatical ProcessesV Form in Language: Grammatical ConceptsVI Types of Linguistic StructureVII Language as a Historical Product: DriftVIII Language as a Historical Product: Phonetic LawIX How Languages Influence Each OtherX Language, Race and CultureXI Language and LiteratureIndexABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYZBeginning of this editionNext chapter →PrefaceAll chapters and sections (40)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPrefaceContentsChapters1234567891011Other sectionsIndexABChapters100500Other sectionsEFGHChapters1Other sectionsJKChapters501000Other sectionsNOPQRSTUChapters5Other sectionsWYZLanguage◇An Introduction to the Study of Speech◇by Edward Sapir◇1939◇1921◇Preface →