Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. People, Sound Waves, and Illusions 1
5. 2. Traditions of Grammar and Science 14
6. 3. Should We Study Language or People? 23
7. 4. The Problem with Theories of Language 34
8. 5. The Depth Hypothesis 47
9. 6. How Can We Know What to Believe? 64
10. 7. Opportunities in the Physical Domain 78
11. 8. Standard Science 93
12. 9. Plans for Emigrating to the New World 107
13. 10. Linguistic Theories of People 121
14. 11. Properties in Theories of People 134
15. 12. Laws of Communicative Behavior 146
16. 13. A Scientifically Justified Notation 161
17. 14. Linguistic Theories of Groups 176
18. 15. Relations between Individuals and Groups 189
19. 16. The Group in Its Environment 202
20. 17. Types of Interaction between Groups 217
21. 18. The Structure of Communities 231
22. 19. Notations for the Control of Selection 246
23. 20. Notations for the Control of Sequence 259
24. 21. Evidence for the Structure of Context 275
25. 22. How Individuals Cope in Communities 294
26. Summary 308
27. Notes 312
28. References 332
29. Index 340