Category: Linguistic Fieldwork
Preparing a Language Documentation Project – Updated
On July 15th the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme opened its 2023 grant round. This week on the ELAR blog we’ll share some resources with you to help you prepare your project proposal. An earlier version of this blog post was published in July 2021. Grant types If you are unsure whether an ELDP grant is […]
Preparing a Language Documentation Project
On July 15th the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme opened its 2022 grant round. This week on the ELAR blog we’ll share some resources with you to help you prepare your project proposal. ELAR depositor Martha Tsutsui Billins, whose ELAR collection is titled Documentation and Description of Southern Amami Oshima, produces a podcast called Field Notes. […]
Advice to New Fieldworkers
Today on the ELAR blog, nine experienced fieldworkers share what they wish they had known before going into the field. Each fieldworker’s advice is (of course) shaped by their own experiences and field sites. Involve young community members in the documentation process from the beginning of your project, or, as soon as possible. -Alex Garcia […]
Fieldwork- What Do You Wish You’d Known?
Attention, Field Linguists! What do you wish you had known before you’d started your fieldwork? Last week, dozens of ELDP grant applicants submitted their applications and will be going on fieldwork in the second half of this year and next year. What advice do you wish you had received before going on your first field […]