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Linguistic fieldwork : a student guide

Sakel, Jeanette, author.
Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2012

"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"--

"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"--

Bibliographic Information


Format: Book
Author: Sakel, Jeanette, 1973- ,
Subject: Linguistics
Languages, Modern
Publication Year:2012
Language:English
Published:Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2012
ISBN:9780521545983
0521545986
Series:Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Introduction: what is linguistic fieldwork?; 2. Fieldwork projects: two examples; 3. The languages; 4. The people; 5. Fieldwork preparation; 6. Fieldwork methods; 7. The outcomes
Course: ENG103
ENG160

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English Book (4/F) 410.72 SAK 2012 Available