LN505 Linguistic Field Methods
Unit Description
Pre-requisites
None.Co-requisites
None.Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
know the basic skills to conduct linguistic fieldwork with a fluent speaker of a language, primarily focused on elicitation techniques
understand the normative ethical practices involved in linguistic fieldwork
be familiar with audio-recording techniques for linguistic fieldwork
organize and analyse language data using linguistic software
communicate research findings in the form of oral and written presentations
Unit Description
This unit introduces students to gathering, organising and analysing linguistic data through direct work with a speaker of different language to the student. Students will carry out both collaborative group work and an individual project. A range of topics will be covered: the ethical and practical issues of working in the field, data collection techniques, data analysis and archiving. The aim is to document and analyse linguistic data by learning about tools and techniques for eliciting, recording, transcribing, archiving and presenting linguistic material, including the creation and use of digital audio and video data.
Topics
Orientation & goals of linguistic fieldwork
Workflow, language data management
Ethics of fieldwork
Collecting & recording language data
Transcription, translation and annotation
Beyond elicitation – spontaneous speech, texts, and conversations
Collaborative fieldwork
Language documentation
Dictionary making
Unit offerings
SILA: (Demand based)Please note
The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.
This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.