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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. 139–155

Chapter 10
The linguist as a demon and as a human

Fieldwork in Greater Awyu communities of West Papua

| Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Article outline
  • 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
Published online: 22 February 2018
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