Linguistic Fieldwork: A Student Guide (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

Jeanette Sakel, Daniel L. Everett

ISBN 10: 0521545986 / ISBN 13: 9780521545983

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Summary:"A handy beginner's guide, this textbook introduces the various stages of linguistic fieldwork, from the preparation of the work to the presentation of the results. Drawing on over forty years of fieldwork experience between them, in over two dozen languages, the authors pack the book with examples and anecdotes from their experiences and include practical exercises for students to test what they have learned. Independent of any particular perspective, the methods can be applied to a wide range of fieldwork settings, for projects with very different theoretical backgrounds and without the need to travel too far. The book covers 'traditional fieldwork' such as language description and documentation, as well as less typical methods, including language contact and quantitative studies with experiments or questionnaires"-- Provided by publisher.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Linguistic Fieldwork: A Student Guide (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521545986
• ISBN 13: 9780521545983
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Language
  • Linguistics

About this title

Synopsis

A handy beginner's guide, this textbook introduces the various stages of linguistic fieldwork, from the preparation of the work to the presentation of the results. Drawing on over forty years of fieldwork experience between them, in over two dozen languages, the authors pack the book with examples and anecdotes from their experiences and include practical exercises for students to test what they have learned. Independent of any particular perspective, the methods can be applied to a wide range of fieldwork settings, for projects with very different theoretical backgrounds and without the need to travel too far. The book covers 'traditional fieldwork' such as language description and documentation, as well as less typical methods, including language contact and quantitative studies with experiments or questionnaires.

About the Authors

Jeanette Sakel is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

Daniel L. Everett is Dean of Arts and Sciences at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts.