Word Hunters : Field Linguists on Fieldwork.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (185 pages)
- Studies in Language Companion Series ; v.194 .
- Studies in Language Companion Series .
Intro -- Word Hunters -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- 1. Word hunters -- Sarvasy -- Forker -- References -- 2. The magic of names -- 1. The Amazonian names -- 1.1 The Tariana of the Vaupés River Basin -- 1.2 The naming systems -- 2. The Manambu of the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea -- 2.1 A multitude of names -- 2.2 The Manambu clans and naming system -- 2.3 The totems, and the terms of address -- 3. New language, new name -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- References -- 3. Historical linguistics in the raw -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sarawak -- 3. Manus -- 4. Taiwan -- 5. Fieldwork 'at home' -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- 4. Sharing thoughts, concepts and experiences -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Languages of former hunter-gatherers in Southern Africa -- 3. Arrival at the African continent -- 4. Plants and their use in East Africa -- 5. Languages spoken on islands in lakes of Ethiopia -- 6. A Nǀuu reader for the ǂKhomani community -- 7. A Luruuli-Lunyala dictionary project in Central Uganda -- 8. Contextualizing "fieldwork" on African languages -- References -- 5. Forty-plus years before the mast -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Clueless in Africa -- Language learning -- Mr. Wade's farm, in search of the pygmy hippopotamus -- South Africa: The good, the bad, and the serendipitous -- 3. Lessons from health crises -- Final words -- References -- 6. Field linguistics in Daghestan -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Field research as family business -- 3. Field research with students -- 4. Field research in a multilingual landscape -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 7. Drinking of the iceberg -- References -- 8. Reflections on linguistic fieldwork between Sahel, Amazon and Outback -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Getting into fieldwork -- 3. Travel and arrival -- 4. Life in the field - basic survival. 5. Working with people -- 6. Ethical considerations -- References -- 9. My fieldwork, from Georgia to Guinea -- 1. A few words on "Kibrik's field trips" -- 2. My field trips -- 2.1 Svaneti: Imprinting -- 2.2 Daghestan: "Perestroika" -- 2.3 Adyghea: Complexity and responsibility -- 2.4 Far East: Language shift -- 2.5 Daghestan again: Ideal place for fieldwork -- 2.6 West Africa: Creating a pidgin -- 3. Why field linguistics? -- Abbreviations -- References -- 10. The linguist as a demon and as a human -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The linguist as an 'after-death demon' -- Dyadic relations -- Fieldwork and witchcraft -- Cannibalism and unwelcome publicity -- 3. Dyads with a Dutchman -- Fieldwork extending over many years -- 4. Final remarks -- Abbreviation -- References -- 11. From here to there and back again -- 1. An overview -- 2. How did I get into this? -- 3. Yánesha' fieldwork (1953-1964) -- Drowning and going downriver -- You and I -- Should it be -a, -e, or -o? -- "If we forget to say one, we say the other" -- Were you ever afraid? -- Secrets of language learning -- When cousins turn their backs to each other -- How do you write -rra? -- 4. Nomatsigenga fieldwork -- Aha! -- Literary criticism or discourse grammar? -- 5. Comparing notes -- 6. Language contact -- 7. Recycled -- Would I do it again? -- References -- Subject index -- Language index -- Name index.
In Word Hunters, eleven distinguished linguists reflect on their career-spanning linguistic fieldwork. Over decades, each has repeatedly stood up to physical, intellectual, interpersonal, intercultural, and sometimes political challenges in the pursuit of scientific knowledge.