Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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1 Introduction: what is linguistic fieldwork? |
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1.1 A definition of fieldwork |
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1.2 Overview: the following chapters |
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1.3 Summary and further reading |
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2 Fieldwork projects: two examples |
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2.1 Fieldwork project 1. Moseten in Bolivia: text-collection, transcription, analysis and elicitation |
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2.2 Fieldwork project 2. Somali in contact with English: setting up a fieldwork project |
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2.3 Summary and further reading |
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25 | (1) |
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3.1 Bilingual and monolingual fieldwork |
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3.1.1 Bilingual fieldwork |
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3.1.2 Monolingual fieldwork |
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3.2 Learning the language(s) |
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3.3 Types of language data |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (4) |
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3.4.1 Major languages and languages with many speakers |
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3.4.2 `Small' languages and endangered languages |
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3.4.3 Well-described versus little-studied languages |
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3.4.4 Working on a language that you speak |
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3.5 How to find a language to work on |
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3.6 Summary and further reading |
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44 | (35) |
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4.1.1 Speakers' language use and proficiency |
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45 | (4) |
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4.1.2 Contacting a language community |
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4.1.3 Selecting the speakers |
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4.2.1 The significance of the first day |
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4.2.2 The role of the linguist among the speakers |
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58 | (2) |
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4.2.3 Teamwork among linguists |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (6) |
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4.3.1 The language community |
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4.3.2 Organizations in the area or in related fields |
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4.3.4 Conflicting interests |
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4.4.1 Information and consent |
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4.4.2 Payment and working conditions |
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4.4.3 Training language teachers |
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4.4.4 Helping the community |
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4.4.5 Ethics for the dissemination of the data and the results |
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4.5 Summary and further reading |
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77 | (2) |
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5.1 Linguistic prefield preparation |
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80 | (1) |
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5.1.3 Prefield literature review |
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5.1.4 Computers and tools |
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5.1.5 Financing your fieldwork |
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5.1.6 Funding proposals for PhD theses and beyond |
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5.1.8 The place and timing of fieldwork |
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5.2 Considerations for remote fieldwork |
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5.2.1 Culture and relations |
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5.2.2 Paperwork and bureaucracy |
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5.2.3 Vaccinations and medicals |
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5.2.5 Basic fieldwork equipment |
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5.2.6 Additional equipment |
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5.2.7 Consumable study supplies |
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5.2.10 Travel arrangements |
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5.3 Summary and further reading |
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6.1 Types of research method |
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6.1.1 Qualitative methods |
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6.1.2 Quantitative methods |
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6.1.4 Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies |
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6.2 Metadata, recordings and field notes |
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104 | (9) |
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6.4.1 Types of elicitation |
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6.4.2 Limits of elicitation |
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117 | (3) |
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6.4.3 Ethical considerations for elicitation |
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6.4.4 Monolingual elicitation |
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121 | (5) |
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6.4.5 Third-party interpreters |
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6.4.6 Group teaching, serial teaching and individual teachers |
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127 | (1) |
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6.5 Quantitative questionnaires and structured interviews |
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128 | (4) |
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6.5.2 Structured interviews |
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6.6 Experiments and stimulus tests |
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132 | (4) |
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6.7 Participant observation |
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136 | (1) |
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6.8 Integrating ethnography and fieldwork |
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136 | (1) |
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6.9 Summary and further reading |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (13) |
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7.3 Presenting methodology and results |
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141 | (4) |
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7.3.1 Presenting the results of qualitative studies |
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143 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Presenting the results of quantitative studies |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (3) |
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148 | (2) |
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7.6 Language documentation |
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150 | (1) |
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7.7 Summary and further reading |
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Appendix 1 Perspectives on the history of fieldwork |
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152 | (7) |
Appendix 2 Phonology questionnaire |
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159 | (8) |
Notes to chapters |
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167 | (4) |
References |
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Index |
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