Linguistic fieldwork : a student guide

"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...

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Main Authors: Sakel, Jeanette , 1973- (Author), Everett, Daniel Leonard (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , c2012
Series:Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
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245 1 0 |a Linguistic fieldwork :   |b a student guide   |c Jeanette Sakel, Daniel L. Everett 
260 |a Cambridge :   |b Cambridge University Press ,   |c c2012 
300 |a xii, 179 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 25 cm. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-175) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction: what is linguistic fieldwork? -- 2. Fieldwork projects: two example -- 3. The languages -- 4. The people -- 5. Fieldwork preparation -- 6. Fieldwork methods -- 7. The outcomes. 
520 |a "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" 
650 0 |a Languages, Modern   |x Study and teaching   |v Handbooks, manuals, etc. 
650 0 |a Linguistic   |x Fieldwork 
700 1 |a Everett, Daniel Leonard ,   |e author 
999 |a 1000157875   |b Book   |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS)   |e Gong Badak Campus