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Language description informed by theory
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ISBN: 9789027206145 Year: 2014 Volume: 147 Publisher: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company,

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Language description informed by theory
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ISBN: 9027270910 9789027270917 1306309077 9781306309073 9027206147 9789027206145 9789027206145 Year: 2014 Publisher: Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company,

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This chapter examines the connections between shared cultural knowledge about kinship structure and the pragmatic inferences that enable interlocutors to assess each other's (multiple) perspectives. By drawing on Bininj Gunwok conversational data this chapter shows how linguistic choices are influenced by the dynamics of social relationships, particularly by context-specific speaker goals and stance-taking that focuses on intersubjectivity. The choice of kinterm is an essential component of stance-taking. A switch in kinterm shifts the indexes of various aspects of speaker agency (e.g. effecti


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Understanding linguistic fieldwork
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ISBN: 135133011X 0203701291 1351330101 0415786126 0415786134 Year: 2018 Publisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge,

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Understanding Linguistic Fieldwork offers a diverse and practical introduction to research methods used in field linguistics. Designed to teach students how to collect quality linguistic data in an ethical and responsible manner, the key features include:A focus on fieldwork in countries and continents that have undergone colonial expansion, including Australia, the United States of America, Canada, South America and Africa;A description of specialist methods used to conduct research on phonological, grammatical and lexical description, but also including methods for research on gesture and sign, language acquisition, language contact and the verbal arts;Examples of resources that have resulted from collaborations with language communities and which both advance linguistic understanding and support language revitalization work;Annotated guidance on sources for further reading.This book is essential reading for students studying modules relating to linguistic fieldwork or those looking to embark upon field research.

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