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Word Hunters: Field linguists on fieldwork
Edited by Hannah Sarvasy and Diana Forker
[Studies in Language Companion Series 194] 2018
► pp. 107–121

Chapter 8
Reflections on linguistic fieldwork between Sahel, Amazon and Outback

| Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Getting into fieldwork
  • 3.Travel and arrival
  • 4.Life in the field – basic survival
  • 5.Working with people
  • 6.Ethical considerations
  • Note
  • References
Published online: 22 February 2018
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