Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Abbreviations and glossary viii
4. Preface x
5. 1 Geography, demography and cultural factors 1
6. 2 Phonetics and phonology 29
7. 3 Morphosyntax 51
8. 4 Lexis and discourse 79
9. 5 History, including changes in progress 104
10. 6 Annotated bibliography 132
11. 7 Sample texts 162
12. Notes 174
13. General bibliography 179
14. Index 187