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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809276503321

Autore

Schilling Natalie

Titolo

Sociolinguistic fieldwork / / Natalie Schilling [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-107-23322-4

1-107-35704-7

1-107-34367-4

1-107-34742-4

1-107-25521-X

1-107-34492-1

1-107-34117-5

0-511-98054-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Key topics in sociolinguistics

Classificazione

LAN009000

Disciplina

306.44072/1

Soggetti

Sociolinguistics - Fieldwork

Sociolinguistics - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Designing the study; 3. Data collection methods; 4. Designing research on style; 5. In the field: finding contacts, finding a place; 6. Recording and record keeping; 7. Giving back to the community.

Sommario/riassunto

Looking for an easy-to-use, practical guide to conducting fieldwork in sociolinguistics? This invaluable textbook will give you the skills and knowledge required for carrying out research projects in 'the field', including: • How to select and enter a community • How to design a research sample • What recording equipment to choose and how to operate it • How to collect, store and manage data • How to interact effectively with participants and communities • What ethical issues you should be aware of. Carefully designed to be of maximum practical use to students and researchers in sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology and related fields, the book is packed with useful features, including: • Helpful checklists for recording techniques and equipment



specifications • Practical examples taken from classic sociolinguistic studies • Vivid passages in which students recount their own experiences of doing fieldwork in many different parts of the world