137 pages.Apart from two ownership signatures and a gift inscription, clean, unmarked and solid. "This book gives the ordinary reader a fascinating glimpse into the little-known languages of Australia. Barry Blake describes the sounds of Aboriginal languages and the way they are transcribed and gives examples of grammars both simple and complex." CONTENTS: Ch.1. Introduction Ch.2. The sounds and their spelling Ch.3. Aboriginal grammar Ch.4. The vocabulary of Australian Aboriginal languages Ch.5. Language and social life Ch.6. Are Australian Aboriginal languages related to one another? Ch.7. Pidgin English and Aboriginal English Ch.8. The study of Australian Aboriginal languages Ch.9. Aboriginal words in Australian English