| Essentials of Language Documentation Contributor(s): Gippert, Jost (Editor), Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. (Editor), Mosel, Ulrike (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3110184060 ISBN-13: 9783110184068 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Internet - General |
| Dewey: 025.064 |
| Series: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.24" W x 9.08" (1.42 lbs) 434 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |