Linguistic Fieldwork A Student Guide
Linguistic Fieldwork A Student Guide by Jeanette Sakel is a comprehensive resource published by Cambridge University Press on February 2, 2012. This 179-page textbook serves as a beginner’s guide to the various stages of linguistic fieldwork, detailing the preparation and presentation of results. Drawing on over forty years of combined fieldwork experience across more than two dozen languages, the author provides practical insights and examples to support students in their learning journey.
Readers will find a structured approach to linguistic fieldwork that encompasses both traditional methods, such as language description and documentation, and innovative techniques like language contact studies and quantitative research. The book includes practical exercises designed to reinforce the concepts presented, making it suitable for a variety of fieldwork settings and theoretical backgrounds. With its focus on sociolinguistics and cultural aspects, this edition is an essential tool for students interested in the intersection of language and social science.
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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 documentation, as well as less typical methods, including language contact and quantitative studies with experiments or questionnaires.
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