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Table of Contents

Introduction - 1
Chapter 1: Creating the World through Language - 13
Chapter 2: Controlling the World through Language - 47
Chapter 3: Classifying the World through Language - 63
I. Classifying Interaction - 63
II. Classifying Affective Action - 82
III. Classifying Objects at Rest - 120
IV. Classifying Sex, Direction, and Color - 140
Chapter 4: Beautifying the World through Art - 151
Conclusion - 179
Notes - 205
Bibliography - 207
Index - 211

Description

Studies Navajo culture as reflected in its art and use of language