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Jost Gippert, Nikolaus Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. Himmelmann, Ulrike Mosel, Nikolau P Himmelmann, Nikolaus P Himmelmann

Essentials of Language Documentation

English · Hardback

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Description

Language documentation is a rapidly emerging new field in linguistics which is concerned with the methods, tools and theoretical underpinnings for compiling a representative and lasting multipurpose record of a natural language. This volume presents in-depth introductions to major aspects of language documentation, including overviews on fieldwork ethics and data processing, guidelines for the basic annotation of digitally-stored multimedia corpora and a discussion on how to build and maintain a language archive. It combines theoretical and practical considerations and makes specific suggestions for the most common problems encountered in language documentation.
Key features

textbook
introduction to Language Documentation
considers all common problems

About the author

Jost Gippert, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main, Germany; Nikolaus P. Himmelmann, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany; Ulrike Mosel, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Germany.

Report

"Anyone intending to go into the field to document a language should read this book thoroughly before proceeding. It will not tell them what to collect, but could save them endless intellectual frustration. It is a worthy addition to the small but growing number of books on linguistic fieldwork."Anthony P. Grant in: Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute 14.3/2008

Product details

Assisted by	Jost Gippert (Editor), Nikolaus Himmelmann (Editor), Nikolaus P. Himmelmann (Editor), Ulrike Mosel (Editor), Nikolau P Himmelmann (Editor), Nikolaus P Himmelmann (Editor)
Publisher	De Gruyter

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	01.01.2006

EAN	9783110188646
ISBN	978-3-11-018864-6
No. of pages	424
Dimensions	155 mm x 33 mm x 230 mm
Weight	742 g
Series	Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs Trends in Linguistics, Studies and Monographs (TiLSM) Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiL Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiL ISSN
Subject	Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics

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