Looking for an easy-to-use, practical guide to conducting fieldwork in sociolinguistics? This invaluable textbook will give you the skills and knowledge required for carrying out research projects in 'the field', including: - How to select and enter a community - How to design a research sample - What recording equipment to choose and how to operate it - How to collect, store and manage data - How to interact effectively with participants and communities - What ethical issues you should be aware of. Carefully designed to be of maximum practical use to students and researchers in...

Looking for an easy-to-use, practical guide to conducting fieldwork in sociolinguistics? This invaluable textbook will give you the skills and knowledge required for carrying out research projects in 'the field', including: - How to select and enter a community - How to design a research sample - What recording equipment to choose and how to operate it - How to collect, store and manage data - How to interact effectively with participants and communities - What ethical issues you should be aware of. Carefully designed to be of maximum practical use to students and researchers in...