Linguistic Fieldwork A Student Guide

Name: Linguistic Fieldwork A Student Guide
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ISBN: 9780521545983

ISBN-10: 0521545986

ISBN-13: 9780521545983

Edition: 2011

Authors: Jeanette Sakel, Daniel L. Everett

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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…

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/2/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.85" wide x 9.72" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

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.




Introduction: what is linguistic fieldwork?



Fieldwork projects: two examples



The languages



The people



Fieldwork preparation



Fieldwork methods



The outcomes