Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgment ix
5. Note on Romanization xi
6. Introduction: Lost in the Crowd 1
7. 1. Animated Writing 24
8. 2. Characters of Language 42
9. 3. Repertoire and Accumulation 64
10. 4. Collecting, Copying, and Copyright 84
11. 5. Scripted Laughter 101
12. Postscript: Out of Time 129
13. Notes 139
14. Works Cited 149
15. Index 157