| PAGE | ||
| Preface | v | |
| Chapter I. | Theories of Language | 1 |
| ” II. | The Nature and Science of Language | 90 |
| ”III. | The three Causes of Change in Language (Imitation, Emphasis, and Laziness) | 163 |
| Dialectic Variety | 202 | |
| Appendix to Chapter III. Specimens of Mixed Jargons | 219 | |
| Chapter IV. | The Physiology and Semasiology of Speech (Phonology and Sematology) | 226 |
| Etymology | 345 | |
| Appendix I. to Chapter IV. The Vocal Organs of Animals | 350 | |
| ” II. ” The Alphabets of Prince L-L. Bonaparte (Mr. A. J. Ellis) and Mr. H. Sweet | 353 | |
| Chapter V. | The Morphology of Speech | 364 |
| The Metaphysics of Language | 404 | |
| Comparative Syntax | 421 | |