? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : PPL-3-LFLD-LI

This course encompasses issues relating to data collection on previously undocumented language phenomena, from the sound system and morphosyntax. These issues are explored through lectures (1 hour per week), elicitation sessions with a native-speaker informant (2 hours per week), and weekly readings.

? Pre-requisites : Linguistics 2A + 2B or Linguistics 2A + 2L

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 09:00 09:50 Central Lecture Wednesday 09:00 09:50 Central Lecture Thursday 09:00 09:50 Central

The general goal of this course is to prepare the participants for linguistic fieldwork. To that end, the course aims (1) to familiarize the participants with the practice of controlled elicitation and other fieldwork data collection techniques, and (2) to prepare them to independently collect and analyze previously unavailable linguistic data.

Participation in elicitation sessions: 20%
1st project paper 2500+ words: 40%
2nd project paper 2500+ words: 40%

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Rosemary Perks
Tel : (0131 6)50 3961
Email : v1rperks@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Albert Remijsen
Tel : (0131 6)50 3958
Email : b.remijsen@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/