L653: Field Methods in Linguistics 1 (3 cr)
Instructor: Dr. Paul Newman
Section: 3088
MW 1:00-2:15P -- LI 951

Section meets with LING L431.
Section open to graduates only.

Supplementary Text (Prepublication manuscript copy will be on reserve):

Newman, Paul, and Martha Ratliff (eds.). Doing Linguistic Fieldwork. Cambridge
University Press. (Forthcoming)

This course is an introduction to the procedures used in the collection and analysis of
primary linguistic data based on work with a native speaker of a language unknown to
the students. The focus is on learning by doing. Students will learn how to conduct
informant sessions, do accurate transcription, organize and analyze data, and write
grammatical sketches. The course will also cover practical and ethical aspects of
fieldwork.
In addition to the regularly scheduled classroom times, students will meet
individually with the native speaker for one hour per week to gather data.
The specific language to be studied has not yet been determined, but it will be an
African language.