33.1692, Books: Linguist on the Loose: Campbell

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Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 16:17:06
From: Helena Heald [helena.heald at eup.ed.ac.uk]
Subject: Linguist on the Loose: Campbell

 


Title: Linguist on the Loose 
Subtitle: Adventures and Misadventures in Fieldwork 
Publication Year: 2022 
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
	   www.edinburghuniversitypress.com
	

Book URL: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-linguist-on-the-loose.html 


Author: Lyle Campbell

Electronic: ISBN:  9781474494175 Pages: 304 Price: U.K. £ 14.99 Comment: Epub
Electronic: ISBN:  9781474494168 Pages: 304 Price: U.K. £ 85 Comment: PDF
Hardback: ISBN:  9781474494144 Pages: 304 Price: U.K. £ 85
Paperback: ISBN:  9781474494151 Pages: 304 Price: U.K. £ 14.99


Abstract:

A vivid memoir of life in the field that highlights the importance of
documenting indigenous languages

Lyle Campbell’s linguistic fieldwork has taken him to numerous countries,
sometimes in challenging circumstances. It has led to exciting discoveries
including a new language in southeastern Guatemala, a unique speech sound,
unknown in any other language, in the Nivaclé language of Paraguay and
Argentina, and unusual and unique features in several other languages. Along
the way, he has experienced dangers and challenges, the joys and excitement of
fieldwork, and encountered first-hand the importance of collaborating with
indigenous groups to help document and revitalize their languages.

Written with humour, heart, and a clear dedication to endangered languages and
their speakers, Lyle’s vivid memoir is a lesson not only on life in the field
but on the importance of language documentation. With so many of the world’s
languages being lost at an alarming rate, this remains the most compelling and
urgent task for linguists now and into the future.
 



Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Language Documentation


Written In: English  (eng)

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