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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 April 2013
      11 April 2013
      ISBN:
      9780511980541
      9780521762922
      9780521127974
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511980541
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.56kg, 323 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.46kg, 323 Pages
      • Series:
      Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
      Subjects:
      Linguistic Anthropology, Sociology: General Interest, Sociolinguistics, Anthropology, Language and Linguistics
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    Series:
    Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
    Subjects:
    Linguistic Anthropology, Sociology: General Interest, Sociolinguistics, Anthropology, Language and Linguistics
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    Book description

    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', including:How to select and enter a communityHow to design a research sampleWhat recording equipment to choose and how to operate itHow to collect, store and manage dataHow to interact effectively with participants and communitiesWhat ethical issues you should be aware of.Carefully designed to be of maximum practical use to students and researchers in sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology and related fields, the book is packed with useful features, including:Helpful checklists for recording techniques and equipment specificationsPractical examples taken from classic sociolinguistic studiesVivid passages in which students recount their own experiences of doing fieldwork in many different parts of the world

    Reviews

    ‘Natalie Schilling learned the ‘secrets of sociolinguistic fieldwork’ (as she so aptly puts it) in both urban and rural settings. Her hands-on experience gives her book uncommon breadth, and her sensitivity, both scientific and social, gives it unrivalled depth.’

    J. K. Chambers - University of Toronto

    ‘… a detailed blueprint of sociolinguistic fieldwork, from initial study design, to making contacts, to more long term community involvement … manages to capture wonderfully the often 'messy' experience of data collection in the real world. The 'secrets' of sociolinguistic fieldwork are indeed unlocked in this book.’

    Jennifer Smith - University of Glasgow

    ‘Perhaps Natalie Schilling has done our little band of scholars a bad service by letting our secrets out in this comprehensive and clearly written account of what sociolinguists do - not just the various ways we go about doing it but, more importantly, the social and linguistic questions (and their interaction) that motivate our doing it, these latter points very well-integrated into the how-tos. A much larger audience will now have access to our mysteries, but, of all the linguistic mysteries that should be revealed to a more general public, sociolinguistics is surely at the forefront in the roles it plays in establishing a more democratic society. In short, on all these fronts, this is a very good place to learn how to do and why we do sociolinguistics.’

    Dennis R. Preston - Regents Professor, Oklahoma State University

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