目次

Preface
1 The Nature of Vernacular Language
2 The Structure of Vernacular Language
3 The Copula
4 More Copula Expressions
5 Basic Verb Forms
6 The Verbal Negative Suffixes
7 More Verbal Patterns
8 Sentence-Final Particles
9 って
10 Expressions of Vagueness
11 The Special Status of 「ん」
12 Abbreviation, Reduction and Omission
13 Patterns Seen in Adjectives and Verbs