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Tables of Contents for Language, the Loaded Weapon
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
vi
Preface
vii
Lo the shaman
1
9
The nonverbal womb
10
7
Signs and symbols
17
8
Above the word
25
13
Appointment in Babylon
38
6
Stigma, status, and standard
44
14
We reduced the size because we didn't want to increase the price
58
10
Guns don't kill people, people kill people
68
21
A case in point: sexism
89
16
Power and deception
105
20
Another case in point: the jargonauts and the not-so-golden fleece
125
13
Rival metaphors and the confection of reality
138
18
A last case in point: bluenoses and coffin nails
156
10
School for shamans
166
16
An ecology of language
182
7
Notes to chapters
189
13
Further reading
202
3
Index
205