Beschreibung:
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.
1 Clearly written for the novice undertaking real fieldwork for the first time2 Explicit about methodology, going further than existing guides in mapping out the different stages, ethics, stance and context within a possible delicate linguistic community3 Detailed further references and sources of advice4 Makes connection with other fieldwork fields (musicology, folklore, anthropology)
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