Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- 1 Introduction. Legends and narratives in language and culture -- 2 First person orientation in Yidiñ narratives and its implications -- 3 The sound of one quotation mark: Quoted speech in Indigenous Australian narrative -- 4 A medial clause does it all: Coherence, continuity, and addressee involvement in Manambu -- 5 Contact-induced clause-linking changes in Doromu-Koki: New genres, new strategies -- 6 Verbatim narrative prompting to children in Nungon -- 7 Adjoining clauses in Brokpa narratives -- 8 Discourse functions of 'visible' and 'nonvisible' demonstratives in Tiang (New Ireland) and in a cross-linguistic perspective -- 9 Miratives and magic: On "newness" as iconic grammar in Kurtöp narratives -- 10 Reading Siberian folklore: Miratives, pre-mirative contexts and "Hero's Journey" -- 11 Jawoyn trickster stories of Southern Arnhem Land -- 12 Narratives of self and other: Auto/ biography in Papua New Guinea -- 13 The origin of death in Kamula futures -- About the contributors -- Index of authors -- Index of languages and language families -- Index of subjects