Sociolinguistic Fieldwork

Informationen zum Autor Natalie Schilling is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. She has conducted and directed sociolinguistic fieldwork projects in communities ranging from isolated island villages to neighborhoods in the heart of urban Washington, DC, and has taught courses in sociolinguistic fieldwork for more than 15 years. Klappentext This invaluable textbook will give you the skills and knowledge required for carrying out research projects in 'the field'. Zusammenfassung 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'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Natalie Schilling, Natalie (Georgetown University Schilling
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.2013
• EAN: 9780521762922
• ISBN: 978-0-521-76292-2
• No. of pages: 323
• Series: Key Topics in Sociolinguistics; Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures