Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Acknowledgments v
3. Table of contents vii
4. Introduction ix
5. Map xviii
6. Chapter 1: The Problem of Harngjou 1
7. Chapter 2: Identifying Wu Dialects 28
8. Chapter 3: Common Northern Wu 50
9. Chapter 4: Jintarn 83
10. Chapter 5: Old Jintarn and Danyang 102
11. Chapter 6: A Demonstration of the Taxonomic Procedure 135
12. Chapter 7: Concluding Observations 170
13. References 182
14. Appendix 1: Informants 190
15. Appendix 2: Old Jintarn Syllabary 191
16. Appendix 3: Old Jintarn Lexicon 195
17. Appendix 4: English to Old Jintarn Glossary 267
18. Index 310