Linguistic Fieldwork

Name: Linguistic Fieldwork
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ISBN: 9780521669375

ISBN-10: 0521669375

ISBN-13: 9780521669375

Edition: 2001

Authors: Paul Newman, Martha Ratliff

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This book is a collection of original essays on the practice of linguistic fieldwork and language documentation. Twelve of the leading field linguists in the world have written personal essays about the study of languages in a natural setting. Drawing on extensive research experience, they pass on the lessons they have learnt, review the techniques that they found worked best in practice, and discuss a variety of relevant topics, including the attitude of the linguist, the structure and content of the work session, the varied roles of native speakers, and the practical and personal challenges of doing research in an unfamiliar environment. Covering a wide range of field areas, and written…

Book details

List price: $53.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/21/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.06" wide x 8.98" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Introduction Paul Newman and Martha Ratliff



Fieldwork as a state of mind Larry




Who shapes the record: the speaker and the linguist




Places and people: field sites and informants




Ulwa (Southern Sumu): the beginnings of a language research project




Escaping Eurocentrism: fieldwork as a process of unlearning




Surprises in Sutherland: linguistic variability amidst social uniformity




The role of text collection and elicitation in linguistic fieldwork




Monolingual field research




The give and take of fieldwork: noun classes and other concerns in Fatick, Senegal Fiona McLaughlin and Thierno




Phonetic Fieldwork




Learning as one goes




The last speaker is dead - long live the last speaker!