Linguistic Fieldwork A Practical Guide [Hardcover]

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.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

'Good book! We will use it in our field methods course and recommend it to our students who engage in fieldwork [it] addresses issues that every new field linguist has to face, but that are not discussed much in other sources. It is very useful as a beginner's introduction'. - Anthropological Linguistics

'[It] is very directly oriented to students in a field methods class or similar sort of course, with the focus on clarity and detail of information, while also making direct reference from time to time to Bowern's own experiences as a fieldworker'. Australian Journal of Linguistics

'Bowern's Linguistic Fieldwork: A Practical Guide is an excellent contribution. It offers a comprehensive, thorough approach to virtually all aspects of fieldwork, with meticulous attention to details, many of which only an experienced fieldworker could anticipate A particularly noteworthy feature of the book is the supplements to the text Most noteworthy of all is the website that accompanies the book This is an extremely useful resource and will prolong the lifespan of the book The book is an excellent resource both for use in a field methods cllS5