Handbook of Descriptive Linguistic Fieldwork

Description

This handbook provides the most comprehensive reference on linguistic fieldwork on the market bringing together all the reader needs to carry out successful linguistic fieldwork. The book is based on the experiences of two veteran linguistic fieldworkers and advice from more than twenty active fieldwork researchers. They provide an encyclopedic review of current publications on linguistic fieldwork and offer a unique survey of past and present approaches and solutions to problems in the field. They also examine the historical, political, and social variables correlating with fieldwork in different areas of the world. The book includes information omitted in most other texts on the subject, such as the collection, representation, management, and methods of extracting grammatical information from discourse and conversational data. Extensive practical fieldwork tips are provided, as well as a handy sketch of major typological features for use in linguistic analysis. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Introduction....Pages 1-5 Definition and Goals of Descriptive Linguistic Fieldwork....Pages 7-31 The History of Linguistic Fieldwork....Pages 33-77 Choosing a Language....Pages 79-92 Field Preparation: Philological, Practical, and Psychological....Pages 93-137 Fieldwork Ethics: The Rights and Responsibilities of the Fieldworker....Pages 139-159 Native Speakers and Fieldworkers....Pages 161-195 Planning Sessions, Note Taking, and Data Management....Pages 197-225 Lexicography in Fieldwork....Pages 227-249 Phonetic and Phonological Fieldwork....Pages 251-278 What to Expect in Morphosyntactic Typology and Terminology....Pages 279-356 Grammar Gathering Techniques....Pages 357-412 Semantics, Pragmatics, and Text Collection....Pages 413-448 Back Matter....Pages 449-492