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At 12:54 PM 10/26/2000 -0500, Cindy Bernstein wrote:<br>
>> I'd appreciate comments from list members on a text for an
introductory<br>
>> graduate methods course I'll be teaching this spring. I'd
like to<br>
>> involve something of both qualitative and quantitative
methods. Does<br>
>> anyone have experience with a text that might help? (Vaux
and Coper,<br>
>> Introduction to Linguistic Field Methods? Johnstone,
Qualitative<br>
>> Methods in Sociolinguistics?)<br>
><br>
<font size=4>For qualitative field research, there is very useful
literature published by sociologists. I have used the following:<br>
<br>
Norman K. Denzin & Yvonna S. Lincoln, eds. 1994. Handbook of
qualitative research. Sage Publications. (Hardback)<br>
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_________. 1998. Collecting and interpreting qualitative materials. Sage
Publications. (Paperback)<br>
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Harry F. Wolcott. 1995. The art of field work. Sage Publications.
(Paperback).<br>
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Now I wish Sage Publications would send me a
commission for advertising their books. Nikolas Coupland and Adam
Jaworski's SOCIOLINGUISTICS: A READER contains a section of 5 chapters on
"methods for studying language in society." The books I
mentioned above make up for things that linguists tend to overlook in
(field) methods classes.<br>
<br>
I think Paul Newman (Indiana) and Martha
Ratliff (Wayne State) were editing a book of field methods two summers
ago. Please contact them, and I'll send them a bill for my commission
::)<br>
<br>
Sali.<br>
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