Contents -- Note on Transcription -- 1. Introduction: "I am just a simple man." -- 2. Possessive Constructions and Linguistic-Economics: "Whose girl are you?" -- 3. Participant Frameworks Indexed by Requesting Discourse: "That's not right." -- 4. "Volunteerins," Direct "Askins," and Optional Uses of Nonimperative Requesting Discourse: "You shouldn't have to ask for that." -- 5. Nonimperative Requesting Practices: "Takin Care of, "Tradin,'' and "Makin a Deal" "Can I hep ya?" -- 6. Nonrequesting Uses of Imperatives: ''Did I tell you about the time . . . ?" -- 7. "Helpin Somebody Out": Imperatives in Task Situations: "Hey, Claude, hand me that rope." -- 8. "Doin for Somebody": Orders and Imperatives: "You should a done this and you should a done that." -- 9. Conclusion: "The way we do things is different." -- Appendix A: Participants -- Appendix B: Summary of Daily Activities -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.