Linguist on the loose : adventures and misadventures in fieldwork / Lyle Campbell ; [foreword by Wade Davis].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Lyle, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campbell, Lyle--Travel.

Campbell, Lyle.

Endangered languages.

Endangered languages--Fieldwork.

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 286 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, 2022.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Lyle Campbell's linguistic fieldwork has taken him to numerous countries, sometimes in challenging circumstances. Written with humour, heart, and a clear dedication to endangered languages and their speakers, his vivid memoir is a lesson not only on life in the field but on the importance of documenting indigenous languages.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of figures

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction: What’s a linguist do, anyway?, What’s linguistic fieldwork?

2. Fieldwork adventure

3. Discoveries

4. Finding language consultants and working with them

5. Perils, parasites, politics, and violence

6. Eating, drinking, and matters of health

7. Surviving fieldwork: Travel and living in the field

8. What next?: What is needed in endangered language research?

References

Subject index

Languages, language families, and ethnic groups index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474494175

147449417X

9781474494168

1474494161

OCLC:

1312726677