Preface by Halliday
      王宗炎序
      Preface by Chomsky
      沈家(火宣 xuan)序
      導讀
      Preface to the first edition
      Preface to the second edition
      1.Popular ideas about language
      2.Language and identity
      3.The structure of language
      4.The medium of language:speaking and listening
      5.The medium of language:writing and reading
      6.The medium of language:signing and seeing
      7.Child language acquistion
      8.Language,brain,and handicap
      9.The languages of the world
      10.Language in the world
      11.Language and communication