Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. Preface viii
4. 1. Nouns, Pronouns, and Subject Prefixes. The subject prefixes, the nature of the noun, and the absolutive. The possessive state of nouns. Independent pronouns. Combining nouns. The reverential of nouns. Dictionary work. Examples 1
5. 2. Introduction to Verbs and Practical Syntax Object prefixes of verbs. Reflexive prefixes of verbs. A bit of syntax. Additional examples. 9
6. 3. More on the Verbal Complex. The directional prefixes. The applicative. The causative. The reverential of verbs. Texts and examples. 14
7. 4. Relational Words. General discussion (using -pan). Specific relational words 20
8. 5. Indefinite Prefixes and Deverbal Nouns Indefinite object prefixes of verbs. Indefinite possessive prefixes of nouns. Nouns in -liz and -l. An illustrative text 26
9. 6. Some Other Verb Tenses. The preterit. The future. Examples 31
10. 7. Yet More on Verbs Auxiliary verbs. The optative. Examples. An illustrative text 38
11. 8. Practical Matters. A testament. The numbers. 43
12. 9. Mainly on Nouns. Nominal plurals. Agentive nouns. Direct plural objects of verbs together with the indirect. Examples 51
13. 10. The Uses of In. The particle in with verbal clauses. The particle in with nouns. The demonstratives in and 58
14. 11. Even More on Verbs. The imperfect and the pluperfect. Irregular verbs. Texts and examples 63
15. 12. Some Nominal Suffixes: The -yo abstractive, collective, and indicator of inalienable possession. The nominal suffixes meaning ''possessor of" Text and examples 69
16. 13. Purposive Motion and Passive. Purposive motion forms. Passives and impersonals. Locatives in -yan and -can. Text and examples 74
17. 14. Word Order The elements of standard order. Particles as guideposts. Anticipation. The role of in. Texts 81
18. 15. Some Difficult Things. Verbs in -ti from nouns. Verbs in -ti from nouns. Nonactive agentives. Distributive and other reduplication 88
19. 16. Some Crucial Particles. Ic and inic. Iuh. Oc and ye. Çan. Huel. Particles in general 93
20. 17. Orthography General orthography. Variations within standard orthography. Overbars and abbreviations. Variations over time. Punctuation. The principles of writing by Nahuas. Common deviances from standard orthography. Stage 3 changes. A selection from a text 104
21. 18. Spanish Influence in Nahuatl Texts The Stages. Orthography of Spanish loanwords. Stage 1 and 2 contact phenomena. Stage 3 phenomena. A selection from a Stage 3 text. 117
22. 19. Two Real Texts Petition of Leonor Magdalena, 1613. Petition of don Geronimo Marquez, ca. 1610 126
23. 20. A Stage 3 Text Will of don Nicolás de Silva, San Francisco Centlalpan, 1736 133
24. Epilogue 140
25. Appendix 1 The Dictionaries and How to Use Them 152
26. Appendix 2: "P. 64" 163
27. Appendix 3: Selections from Texts 190
28. Vocabulary 207
29. Index 244