Chapter 9. Conclusions

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of maps, figures and tables ix
4. Acknowledgements xiii
5. Symbols and abbreviations xv
6. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
7. Part I. Anthropological issues
8. Chapter 2. Social structure 27
9. Chapter 3. Land and the symbolic meaning of space 57
10. Chapter 4. Possession and gift exchange 77
11. Chapter 5. Conclusion: 97
12. Photo illustrations 101
13. Part II. Linguistic issues
14. Chapter 6. Spatial descriptions 105
15. Chapter 7. A- and O-possession 155
16. Chapter 8. The language of respect 195
17. Chapter 9. Conclusions 239
18. References 245
19. Appendix 1. Question catalogue of the Niutouan inquiry (in English and Tongan) 253
20. Appendix 2. Lists of A- and O-possessed semantic categories and single items in different Polynesian languages 257
21. Appendix 3. List of A- and O-possessed semantic categories and single concrete nouns in Tongan according to Churchward (cf. 1953: 81–87) 261
22. Glossary of Tongan terms 267
23. Index 271