Essentials of Language Documentation (Paperback)

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

General

Imprint:	de Gruyter Mouton
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	2006
Editors:	Jost Gippert • Nikolaus P. Himmelmann • Ulrike Mosel
Dimensions:	224 x 160 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	434
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-018406-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General
LSN:	3-11-018406-0
Barcode:	9783110184068

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