18.505, Qs: Tips for Humid Fieldwork/Language Usage Between Friends

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Subject: 18.505, Qs: Tips for Humid Fieldwork/Language Usage Between Friends

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1)
Date: 12-Feb-2007
From: Marine VUILLERMET < marine.vuillermet at univ-lyon2.fr >
Subject: Tips for Humid Fieldwork 

2)
Date: 09-Feb-2007
From: Carol Slater < cslater at alma.edu >
Subject: Language Usage Between Friends 

	
-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:43:35
From: Marine VUILLERMET < marine.vuillermet at univ-lyon2.fr >
Subject: Tips for Humid Fieldwork 
 


Dear linguists used to "humid-fieldwork",

I am about to go to the field, which is located quite deep in the Amazonian
jungle in Bolivia? which means humidity and no electricity. This means hard
time for my computer (I still wonder if I should take it to the field) and
my (audio&video) recording material (no hesitation of course!). 

I am very interested about sharing information on:
- preserving the material from humidity;
- the best way to have electricity to charge the batteries for the video
camera and the digital camera (solar panels -what brand- or a manual
charger -are there different kinds?)

Thank you for your help, I will send a summary of the answers.

Marine Vuillermet, 
PhD student
DDL-CNRS / Université Lyon2. 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Description


	
-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:43:40
From: Carol Slater < cslater at alma.edu >
Subject: Language Usage Between Friends 

	

Dear Colleagues:

A student would like to investigate distinctive characteristics of language
use between good friends, especially ''code'' words that establish
boundaries against ''outsiders.'' We are aware of a literature comparing
encoding for self and other, research suggesting differences in type/token
ratio associated with a solidarity agenda, and the argot of criminal
communities, but nothing directly related to aspects of ''intimate''
communication.

Suggestions would be most appreciated.

Carol Slater
Department of Psychology
Alma College
Alma, MI 48801 

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis
                     Sociolinguistics
 



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