Linguistic fieldwork : a practical guide

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Linguistic fieldwork : a practical guide

Claire Bowern

Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-241) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is a practical guide to all aspects of linguistic fieldwork. It not only discusses techniques for working on the phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and discourse of an undescribed language, but also considers field technology, grant application preparation, ethical research methods and problems which might arise when in the field.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Technology in the Field Starting to Work on a Language Data Organisation and Archiving Fieldwork on Phonetics and Phonology Eliciting: Basic Morphology and Syntax Further Morphology and Syntax Lexical and Semantic Data and Dictionary Making Discourse, Pragmatics and Narrative Data Consultants and Field Locations Ethical Field Research Grant Application Writing Working with Existing Materials Fieldwork Results Appendices References Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BA84464857
  • ISBN
    • 9780230545373
    • 9780230545380
  • LCCN
    2007051152
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke, Hampshire
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 253 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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