Language：AnIntroductiontotheStudyofSpeechLanguageandculture,Sapircontends,areseparatefromeachother,Contrarytoconventionalbelief,languageisnotanexpressionof"nationaltemperament,"orofracialorgeograhicinfluences,andisnotaninheritedskill.　　Againstthisgeneralbackground,ProfessorSapiranalyzes,forstudentandcommonreader,theelementsoflanguage.　　Amongthesearetheunitsoflanguage(i.e.,thewordwithits"radical"and"grammatical"parts),grammaticalconceptsandtheirorigins,howlanguagesdifferandresembleoneanother,andthehistoryofthegrowthofrepresentativelanguages.　　Writtenmorethanfiftyyearsago,languagestandsasoneoftheclearestandmostcomprehensivesurveysofitssubjectinEnglish.