Word Hunters: Field Linguists on Fieldwork

• Main Authors: Sarvasy, Hannah (R19492), Forker, Diana
• Other Authors: The MARCS Institute (Host institution)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands, John Benjamins Publishing 2018
• Subjects: XXXXXX - Unknown; linguistics; fieldwork; Arctic; Eureka; Siberia
• Online Access: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uwsau/detail.action?docID=5267565; http://handle.westernsydney.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:51431

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. These scholar-explorers have enlightene...