This book, originally published by the William Carey Library in 1972, combines the linguist's analysis of language structures, the anthropologist's perspectives on societies, and the learner's need for an integrated, logical approach to a very complex task. Author Donald N. Larson is Professor of Linguistics at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota. William A. Smalley is Professor of Linguistics at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota.