Table of Contents

1. Setting off; 2. 'Haven't you got a machine?'; 3. 'You never talk it to me!'; 4. Full of unforgettable characters; 5. 'Time to get back to wife'; 6. 'Drink this!'; 7. 'Of course we'll keep in touch'; 8. 'Doing all these Jalnguy'; 9. Lots of linguistic expertise; 10. 'This way be bit more better'; 11. 'Happiness and fun'; 12. 'It's not'; 13. 'Those are good for you'; 14. Loss; 15. 'I think I like that language best'; Afterword; Pronunciation of Aboriginal words; Tribal and language names.

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A fascinating account of fieldwork on endangered Aboriginal languages in the tropical rainforest of Queensland during the 1960s.