Essentials of Language Documentation

by Jost Gippert (Editor)

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: - introduction to Language Documentation - considers all common problems

Genres: Linguistics

434 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

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[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

European viewpoints on field methods.