Essentials of Language Documentation
Jost Gippert editor Nikolaus P Himmelmann editor Ulrike Mosel editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:De Gruyter
Published:15th Mar '06
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- Paperback£22.50(9783110184068)
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 <
"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
ISBN: 9783110188646
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 740g
434 pages