Aspects of Western Subanon Formal Speech

Abbreviations and Symbols
Acknowledgements

1. Introduction
   • 1.1 Language and Linguistics
   • 1.2 Language and Society
   • 1.3 The Present Study
   • 1.4 The Observer
   • 1.5 Formal Speech
   • 1.6 The Western Subanon
2. Formal Situations
   • 2.0 Introduction
   • 2.1 Subanon Speech
   • 2.2 Etic Units
   • 2.3 Emic Units
   • 2.4 Western Subanon Speech Situations and Events
3. Interchange Dynamics<
   • 3.0 Introduction
   • 3.1 Participant Perceptions of the Speech Situation
   • 3.2 Dynamics of Turn Taking
   • 3.3 Beginnings and Endings
   • 3.4 Back Channel Responses
   • 3.5 Interruption
4. The Patterns of Poetry
   • 4.0 Introduction
   • 4.1 Parallel Structures
   • 4.2 Doublets
   • 4.3 Conclusion
5. Poetic Patterns in Formal Speech
   • 5.0 Introduction
   • 5.1 Parallel Structure in Speech
   • 5.2 Parallelism and Linguistic Analysis
   • 5.3 Parallels from Formal Speech
   • 5.4 Conclusion

Appendix A – the mongimunag Event Text
Appendix B – The Feast of dakul Event Text
Appendix C – The mogogoka´oy Event Text
Appendix D – The Confrontation Event Text
Appendix E – A Polite Formal Request Text