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Field NotesEp. 50: Field Notes Finale! Martha Tsutsui Billins & Laura Tsutsui on Amami Sociolinguistic ResearchHappy International Mother Language Day! After 5 seasons, this is the final episode of Field Notes! Today's interview is between Laura Tsutsui (Field Notes producer) and Martha Tsutsui Billins (Field Notes host) on Amami sociolinguistic research, plus a look back at the last five years of podcasting. Thanks so much for listening! Things mentioned in this episode: Uchinaa Yamatu-guchi Yaeyama language Amami languages Ryukyuan language family Uchinaaguchi (Okinawan) language Miyako language Dunan (Yonaguni) language Pragmatic Consequences of Language Shift: A Contrastive Study of Politeness Marker Loss in Northern Ryukyuan (van der Lubbe, Tsutsui & Heinrich, 2021) Lingthusiasm Podcast Ep 3: Ly...2024-02-2239 min

Field NotesEp. 49: Alexandra Philbin on Irish and Catalan Language Research & RevitalizationThis episode is with Alexandra Philbin. Alexandra is originally from Dublin, Ireland, and now lives in València, Spain. She is carrying out doctoral research in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at the University of València. Her research focuses on the experiences of urban speakers of minoritized languages, particularly Irish speakers in Dublin and Valencian (Catalan) speakers in València. Before moving to València, she completed an undergraduate degree in World Languages at University College Cork, and a master’s degree in Linguistic Anthropology at Maynooth University. She also taught Irish to adult learners and carried...2024-02-1428 min

Field NotesEp. 48: Yulha Lhawa on Khroskyabs Language Documentation & RevitalizationThis month's episode is with Yulha Lhawa from the University of Washington and the Endangered Languages Project. Yulha Lhawa, originally from Siyuewu Village in Sichuan, China, is a passionate advocate for her community's traditions and language. Growing up as a yak herder, Yulha developed an interest in linguistics during high school. This interest fueled her to create the trilingual book "Warming Your Hands by Moonlight," aimed at preserving local history and folklore. Taking her dedication a step further, Yulha journeyed to the United States from the Himalayas to study linguistics at the University of Oregon. Currently, she's...2024-01-1253 min

Field NotesEp. 47: Karolina Grzech on Evidentiality and Epistemicity in Quechuan LanguagesThis month's episode is with Dr. Karolina Grzech at the University of Valencia. Karolina is a documentary and descriptive linguist, working mostly on Quechuan languages and natural language use. Her main topics of research are evidentiality (encoding how we know things) and epistemicity (encoding different aspects of knowledge). She is particularly interested in how these categories play out in natural discourse. She also researches pragmatics in general, and, language endangerment and methodology of linguistic fieldwork, with special reference to the indigenous language of South America. Karolina is also interested in the socio-economic issues which affect minority and endangered languages a...2023-12-0445 min

Field NotesEp. 46: Kate Lindsey on Idi and Ende Language Documentation in Papua New GuineaThis month's episode is with Dr. Kate Lindsey. Kate is a professor of linguistics and co-director of the Structures of Under-Researched Languages lab at Boston University. Her research has both theoretical and documentary applications. Her theoretical work focuses on the analysis of underspecification and variation in phonological systems supported primarily by field data. Her dissertation utilized original data from eleven months of fieldwork with Ende speakers of Limol village, Papua New Guinea to explore the interaction of so-called ghost elements pervasive in Ende phonology. Current research projects include extended fieldwork in the South Fly area of Papua New Guinea...2023-10-3153 min

Field NotesEp. 45: Patrick Heinrich on Ryukyuan Language Documentation and RevitalizationField Notes is back for its fifth and final season! Season five's inagural episode is with Patrick Heinrich from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Patrick received his Masters degree in Linguistics and Japanese Studies in 1998 from Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf. He completed his PhD in Japanese Studies in 2002 at Duisburg University. He is a sociolinguist who has worked extensively in the Ryukyuan archipelago, and has written many publications on language ideology, language shift, language reclamation, language planning and policy, and language and well-being. Along with Shinsho Miyara and Michinori Shimoji, he is the co-editor of the Handbook of t...2023-09-2953 min $Lingthusiasm - A podcast that\'s enthusiastic about linguistics$ Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics84: Look, it's deixis, an episode about pointing!Pointing creates an invisible line between a part of your body and the thing you're pointing at. Humans are really good at producing and understanding pointing, and it seems to be something that helps babies learn to talk, but only a few animals manage it: domestic dogs can follow a point but wolves can't. (Cats? Look, who knows.) There are lots of ways of pointing, and their relative prominence varies across cultures: you can point to something with a finger or two, with your whole hand, with your elbow, your head, your eyes and eyebrows, your lips, and even your...2023-09-2238 min

Field NotesEp. 44: Myfany Turpin on Australian Aboriginal Song-poetry and DocumentationThis month's very special episode is with Myfany Turpin, an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney. Myfany has been working on Australian Aboriginal songs and languages since 1996. Her research interests include the relationship between language and music, especially of lesser-known cultures; and identifying ways to support the continuation of endangered languages and performance arts. Her work examines Aboriginal song-poetry and its relationship to spoken languages and the documentation of the Kaytetye language and encyclopaedic knowledge, an Arandic language of Central Australia. Things mentioned in this episode: ABC Radio National episodes Project page Pantjiti McKenzie-lu Inma...2023-05-3136 min

Field NotesEp. 43: Language Documentation & Revitalization in Canada with Nicholas WelchThis month's episode is with Nicholas Welch from Memorial University of Newfoundland. Nicholas is the Canada Research Chair in Change, Adaptation and Revitalization of Aboriginal Languages and Assistant Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He received his B.A. and M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Victoria. His Ph.D. is from the University of Calgary and his dissertation was entitled: "The bearable lightness of being: The encoding of coincidence in two- copula languages". He has done extensive research on Dene and Algonquian morphosyntax, and has also done language revitalization work with languages of Labrador. In addition t...2023-04-1934 min

Field NotesEp. 42: Michelle Kamigaki-Baron on Pidgin & Secwepemctsín Language ResearchThis month's very special episode is with Michelle Kamigaki-Baron. Michelle is a PhD student in the department of Linguistics at the University of British Columbia. She was born and raised in Hawai’i into a family of coffee plantation laborers from Honaunau, Hawai’i. Her research primarily involves speech production and perception, how these processes are changed in the context of bilingualism or bidialectalism of languages that exist in diglossia, and the continuous nature of language. She works primarily with the Secwepemc community in BC with speakers of the Secwepemctsín language and also with her own community in Hawai...2023-01-3149 min

Ichariba Choodee: Okinawan Voices & StoriesEPISODE 12 🌺 Shimakutuba: Exploring the Languages of the RyukyusIn this episode, we speak with linguists and individuals working on reclaiming languages with three distinct Ryukyuan/Loochooan languages. These languages originate from the following locations known in Japanese as Amami Oshima, Miyako, and Yaeyama. Join us in conversation with Madoka Hammine, Michinori Shimoji, Martha Tsutsui Billins, and guest host Micah Mizukami, who share their focus in their respective languages, linguistics, revitalization, and identity. We hope to dedicate an entire episode to each of these languages, so be on the lookout in future seasons! Nifee Deebiru to Nami Oshiro and My Shima Playlist for the...2023-01-031h 38

Field NotesEp. 41: Ambrocio Gutiérrez Lorenzo on Zapotec Language Documentation & RevitalizationThis month’s episode is with Ambrocio Gutiérrez Lorenzo from the University of Colorado Boulder. Ambrocio earned his PhD at the University of Texas at Austin in 2021. He earned his MA in 2014 at the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS), Mexico. He is a documentary and descriptive linguist whose research focuses on the syntax and semantics of the Zapotec (Otomanguean) languages of southern Mexico. He has also worked on adjacent areas of phonology and morphology and has broad interests across all the linguistic subfields, including especially discourse analysis and historical linguistics. He p...2022-12-3025 min

Field NotesEp. 40: Jessica Coon on Mayan Language Documentation & Consulting on ArrivalToday's episode is with Jessica Coon, an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at McGill University and Canada Research Chair in Syntax and Indigenous Languages. Much of Jessica’s work has focused on Mayan languages, in particular Ch’ol (a language of southern Mexico) and Chuj (a language of Guatemala). She has also researched Mi’gmaq, an Algonquian language of eastern Canada. In addition to theoretical work on these languages, She has worked to build collaborations with the communities of speakers who are working to document, promote, and revitalize these languages. At McGill, Jessica co-leads the Montrea...2022-11-2534 min

Field NotesEp. 39: Eric W. Campbell on Otomanguean Language Documentation & MobilizationThis month's episode is with Eric W. Campbell, an Associate Professor of linguistics at University of California, Santa Barbara. Eric received his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. Eric is a field linguist who is interested in all levels of linguistic structure and historical linguistics. Eric approaches language in its social and cultural context, focusing on less-studied languages, especially the Otomanguean languages spoken in Mexico and California. Things mentioned in this episode: Zapotec languages Purépecha language Chatino languages Zenzontepec Chatino Otomanguean languages Mayan languages Mixtec language San Martín Duraznos Mixtec (ELAR De...2022-10-2635 min

Field NotesEp. 38: Anthony C. Woodbury on Language Documentation & Field Linguistics TrainingThis month's guest is Anthony C. Woodbury, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin. Woodbury has taught in the UT Linguistics Department since 1980, serving as its chair for nine years. He was elected Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America in 2017, and Vice-President and President of the Society for 2022 and 2023. Woodbury's research focuses on the Indigenous languages of the Americas, and how they reveal general as well as historic linguistic diversity and creativity on the parts of their speakers. He began work with Unangan-Yupik-Inuit languages in 1974, especially Cup’ik in Chevak, Alaska, and in 2003 he became eng...2022-09-2951 min

Field NotesEp. 37: Linguistic Fieldwork with Claire BowernWelcome to a new season of Field Notes! This month, Claire Bowern is on the pod for Season Four's inaugural episode. Claire Bowern is a historical linguist whose research is centered around language change and language documentation in Indigenous Australia. She received her BA in LInguistics and Classics from the Australian National University, and her PhD in linguistics from Harvard University. She works with speakers of endangered languages, with archival sound and print materials, and uses computational and phylogenetic methods. She is currently the editor of the journal Diachronica. She is a professor in Linguistics at Yale University, and i...2022-08-3136 min

Field NotesEp. 36: Quechuan Language Documentation & Revitalization with Gladys Camacho RíosIn this final Season 3 episode, Gladys Camacho Ríos discusses her work on her native language, South Bolivian Quechua. Gladys works with elderly monolingual Quechua speakers in rural Bolivia. She is a PhD candidate in Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously earned two MA degrees; one in Latin American Studies from New York University in 2016 and a MA in Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin in 2019. Field Notes will be back in August 2022 with monthly episodes for Season 4. Things mentioned in this episode: South Bolivian Quechua Quechuan languages Aymara language Glad...2022-03-3030 min

Field NotesEp 35: Azamgarhi Language Documentation with Maaz ShaikhToday’s episode is with Maaz Shaikh, a Junior Research Fellow pursuing his Ph.D. at the Centre for Linguistics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. Maaz is an emerging linguist having research interests primarily in language documentation and description, along with language revitalization, phonology, morpho-syntax, and historical linguistics. Last year, Maaz successfully defended his M.Phil. thesis at JNU on his heritage language Azamgarhi—a unique Indo-Aryan language, of which he is a semi-speaker. In this episode we will hear from Maaz on his experiences and opinions of “documenting” a language as an “insider” to the community. Besides his...2022-02-0241 min

Field NotesEp 34: Ana D. Alonso Ortiz on Zapotec Language Documentation & RevitalizationAna D. Alonso Ortiz is a Zapotec researcher and translator from Oaxaca, Mexico. She is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of the Amerindian Studies and Bilingual Education master’s program at the University of Queretaro. Her research focuses on the language description and language revitalization of Yalalag Zapotec, specifically promoting the language by working with child language acquisition. She is currently developing a language course of Zapotec as a Second Language. Ana has worked on the production of educational materials in Zapotec in coordination with the Dill Yel Nbán Collective, a group of Zapotec sch...2021-12-3031 min

Field NotesEp 33: Azeb Amha on Afroasiatic Language Documentation & DescriptionThis month's episode is with Dr. Azeb Amha from the University of Leiden. Azeb is a linguist with interest in the morphology and syntax of Afroasiatic languages, linguistic typology and in the interdisciplinary fields of anthropological linguistics and sociolinguistics. She has worked extensively on the documentation of languages in Ethiopia, inclunding Oyda, Wolaitta and Zargulla. She is an ELDP grant recipient, and a depositor with Dobes and the Endangered Languages Archive. Things mentioned in this episode: Oyda language Aramaic language Wolaitta language Amharic language Semitic language family Omotic language family Cushitic language family Zargulla language deposit at ELA...2021-11-2740 min

Field NotesEp 32: Michael Karani on Arusa Ideophone Documentation & DescriptionThis month's episode is with Michael Karani from the University of Dar es Salaam. Michael teaches linguistics and communication studies at Dar es Salaam. He holds a BA and an MA in Linguistics from the University of Dar es Salaam and a PhD in African Languages from Stellenbosch University. Michael conducted fieldwork for his native language, Arusa, which is a Maasai dialect spoken in Arusha, northern Tanzania, where he studied the Arusa verb system during his MA studies. For his PhD research he investigated verb morphology and argument structure in the Parakuyo dialect, another Maasai dialect spoken in northern...2021-10-2533 min

Field NotesEp 31: Catalan Language Normalization with Guillem BelmarThis month’s episode is with Guillem Belmar from UC Santa Barbara. Guillem focuses his research on language revitalization strategies as well as documentation of endangered or minoritized languages. He has worked on language promotion for many European languages and runs the #europeminoritylanguages project on social media. He is currently involved with the project Maintaining Indigenous Languages within Immigrant Oaxacan Communities in the United States. In this episode we discuss Guillem’s work with his native language, Catalan, as well as Basque and Frisian. Next month Field Notes will be taking a short break, if you’d...2021-08-2840 min

Field NotesEp 30: Pedro Mateo Pedro on Mayan Language Research & RevitalizationThis month's episode is with Pedro Mateo Pedro from University of Toronto. Pedro is a native speaker of Q’anjob’al, a Mayan language of Guatemala. His research focuses on the documentation and description of Mayan languages, specifically language acquisition, Mayan languages in contact and dialectal variation. Pedro received his PhD in linguistics at the University of Kansas in 2010 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. Pedro has taught at universities in Guatemala, Mexico and the United States. Additionally, Pedro has worked on the production of educational materials in Mayan languages in coordi...2021-07-3035 min

Field NotesEp 29: Jaime Pérez González on Tseltal & Mocho' language documentation in MexicoJaime Pérez González is a Tseltal (Maya) researcher, writer, and translator from Tenango, Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico. He is a PhD candidate in Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned his master’s in American-Indian Linguistics at the Center for Research and Higher Studies in Social Anthropology (CIESAS, Mexico). Since 2008, he has worked on different Tseltal language documentation projects as a collaborator and as a research assistant, and as a researcher. Among the topics he has worked on during these projects are Dialectology and Lexicography (building dictionaries). He started to work on Mocho’ (a cousi...2021-06-2440 min

Field NotesEp 28: Irabu Ryukyuan Language Documentation with Michinori ShimojiToday's episode is with Michinori Shimoji, an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Kyushu University in Japan. He has a PhD from the Australian National University (ANU). He has published extensively on fieldwork-based descriptions of Ryukyuan languages, particularly Irabu Miyako, which is his father's native language. His research focuses on empirical and inductive generalizations of linguistic systems and structures, with a particular emphasis on typological generalizations. With Patrick Heinrich and Shinsho Miyara, he is the editor of the Handbook of the Ryukyuan Languages History, Structure, and Use (2015). He is also the editor of An Introduction to Ryukyuan Languages (2011), along with...2021-05-2035 min

Field NotesEp 27: Field Notes Live Show with Hilaria Cruz on Field Linguistics & ChatinoThe second episode of Season 3 is a live show with Hilaria Cruz from the University of Louisville. Hilaria is a native speaker of Chatino, an endangered Zapotecan language, spoken in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico and by Chatino who have migrated to the Southeastern United states. Hilaria is currently researching the Chatino concepts of the dead in four Eastern Chatino communities. Hilaria and her sister, Emiliana Cruz, have created an orthography for the Chatino language. This live show was recorded as part of LingFest, a program of online linguistics events aimed at a general audience, on Saturday, Apr...2021-05-0648 min

Field NotesEp 26: Nancy Kula on Researching Bemba Phonology in ZambiaWelcome to Season 3 of Field Notes! Field Notes episodes will now be released monthly. This season will feature one insider linguist each month. If you would like to hear more Field Notes content, you can now support Field Notes on Patreon! This special first episode features Professor Nancy Kula studied phonology for her PhD at the University of Leiden. She has an MA in Linguistics from SOAS, University of London, and a BA in Education with African Languages and Linguistics from the University of Zambia. Following her PhD, she held a post-doctoral position in Leiden and at SO...2021-04-2345 min

Field NotesEp 25: Tibeto-Burman Field Linguistics with Shobhana ChelliahToday's episode is with Shobhana Chelliah, a Distinguished Research Professor of Linguistics and Associate Dean at the University of North Texas (UNT). Shobhana is a documentary linguist interested in creating descriptions that expand typological discovery, primarily of the Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in Manipur state, India. Her publications include The Grammar of Meithei (Mouton 1997) and the Handbook of Descriptive Linguistic Fieldwork (co-authored with Willem de Reuse, Springer 2010) and the recently-published Springer Brief titled Why Language Documentation Matters. She is also the founding director of the Computational Resource of South Asian Languages Archive. Things mentioned in this ep...2021-02-1832 min

Field NotesEp 24: Pius Akumbu on Insider Research in BabankiThis episode marks the Season Two finale with Professor Pius Akumbu, an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Bamenda, Cameroon, and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the University of Hamburg. His research focuses on the documentation and description of Grassfields Bantu languages of Cameroon, including his mother tongue, Babanki. Additionally, Pius researches multilingualism in Cameroon as well as language planning and policy in Africa. He is an ELDP grant recipient and a depositor at the Endangered Languages Archive. He is also a member of the KPAAM-CAM project. Things mentioned in this episode: ...2020-07-1037 min

Field NotesEp 23: Descriptive Linguistic Fieldwork with Willem de ReuseThis week's episode is with Willem de Reuse. Willem specializes in the description of Native American languages, particularly Siouan and Athabaskan languages. He wrote his Ph.D. dissertation on the Siberian Yupik language. He has published on morphological theory, language contact, and historical phonology and philology. He has taught at the University of Chicago, the University of Iowa, Ball State University, and the University of Arizona. His current position is at The Language Conservancy, and he also is affiliated with The University of North Texas. He is the Review Editor of the International Journal of American Linguistics, and he has writ...2020-07-0937 min

Field NotesEp 22: N. Haʻalilio Solomon on Activism & Language Ideologies in ‘ōlelo HawaiʻiToday's episode is with N. Haʻalilio Solomon, who is an Instructor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa at Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, where he is also a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Linguistics. Haʻalilio is also a translator for ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi with Awaiaulu and Hoʻopulapula, and his studies involve language documentation and revitalization, as well as linguistic ideologies and attitudes surrounding ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. He is the author of the forthcoming book chapter Rescuing Maunalua: Shifting Nomenclatures and the Reconfiguration of Space in Hawaii Kai. Things mentione...2020-06-2637 min

Field NotesEp 21: Community-Based Documentation with Sheena ShahThis week's episode is with Sheena Shah, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Hamburg in Germany. She is currently working on a 2-year project documenting siPhuthi. Sheena has conducted linguistic fieldwork on a number of languages in Southern Africa, including several indigenous click languages. Sheena’s mother tongue is Gujarati and for her Ph.D., she worked with Gujarati diaspora communities in London, Johannesburg, and Singapore. Things mentioned in this episode: siPhuthi language N/uu language Gujarati language N/uu reader Sheena's ELAR deposits: Documentation for the revitalisation of N|uu & A multi-media digi...2020-06-1940 min

Field NotesEp 20: Andrew Harvey & Richard Griscom on Teamwork in the FieldToday's episode is with Andrew Harvey and Richard Griscom from Leiden University. Andrew and Richard have just returned from their most recent field trip to Tanzania and in this episode, they discuss their current projects (documenting Gorwaa, Hadza, and Ihanzu) and teamwork in the field. Things mentioned in this episode: What if…? Imagining non-Western perspectives on pragmatic theory and practice by Felix Ameka & Maria Terkourafi Gorwaa language Hadza language Datooga language Ihanzu language Firebird Foundation Endangered Languages Documentation Programme Water filter The Rift Valley Research Network The Gorwaa Noun Phrase: Toward a Description of the Gorwaa Langu...2020-06-0438 min

Field NotesEp 19: Dreamtime Narratives & Language Sustainability with Dorothea HoffmannToday’s episode is with Dorothea Hoffmann, a documentary linguist who has worked in remote parts of Northern Australia with speakers of MalakMalak, Jaminjung, and Kriol. In North America, she has been involved in language revitalization projects for the Acoma, Ute, Stoney Nakoda, Ho-Chunk and Cowlitz tribes, and First Nations. She is affiliated with the University of Oregon as an Honorary Research Associate and also works as a Linguistic Project Manager for The Language Conservancy. In addition to her linguistic research, Dorothea also is one half of the team that runs a venture called 180forward – an eco-tourism and education busines...2020-05-2946 min

Field NotesEp 18: Documenting Linguistic Avoidance in Datooga with Alice MitchellThis week's episode is with Alice Mitchell, a Junior Professor at the Institute for African Studies at the University of Cologne in Germany. Alice holds a BA in German and Linguistics from the University of Oxford, an MA in Language Documentation and Description from SOAS, and a PhD in Linguistics from the University at Buffalo. Her research focuses on the Datooga language of Tanzania, where she has been conducting fieldwork since 2012. In this episode, Alice talks us through her work in Tanzania, and her experiences documenting name avoidance and studying children's speech in Datooga. Things me...2020-05-2332 min

Field NotesEp 17: Mary Walworth on Fieldwork with a BabyToday's episode is with Mary Walworth from the Max Planck Institute. Mary is co-leader of the Comparative Oceanic Languages (CoOL) Project at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Germany. She received her MA and PhD from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where she focused primarily on documenting the understudied languages of French Polynesia. She specializes in the historical relationships of Oceanic languages, examining both direct relatedness and indirect, contact-based linguistic development. She has worked with many communities throughout French Polynesia and Vanuatu. In this episode, Mary shares how her exp...2020-05-1539 min

Field NotesEp 16: Remote Fieldwork with Richard T. GriscomThis week's episode is with Richard T. Griscom, a post-doctoral researcher at Leiden University. Richard's research focuses on language documentation, fieldwork methodology, and functional-typological linguistic description and theory, with a special emphasis on the languages of East Africa. Over the past five years, he has been working with the Asimjeeg Datooga and the Hadzabe, both endangered minority language communities of northern Tanzania. Things mentioned in this episode: Firebird Foundation Datooga language Documentation of Isimjeeg Datooga (ELAR deposit) Hadza language Nilotic language family Bantu language family Cushitic language family The Linguistic Geography of Africa (chapter referenced: The Ta...2020-05-0848 min

Field NotesEp 15: Rethinking the ‘field’ in Fieldwork with Hannah GibsonToday's episode is with Hannah Gibson, fellow SOASian and Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Essex. Hannah's research is primarily concerned with linguistic variation, particularly why and how languages change. Much of her work explores the syntax and semantics of the Bantu languages, with a focus on languages spoken in Eastern Africa. She has conducted data collection in Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa and the UK. In this episode, Hannah and I discuss her research, what her daily research routine looks like, and why we should think critically about what we mean when we use the term “fie...2020-05-0144 min

Field NotesEp 14: Fieldwork in the Time of COVID-19 with Guillem BelmarToday's episode is Guillem Belmar, a Linguistics PhD student at UC Santa Barbara. In this episode, we discuss the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on fieldwork. This discussion was inspired by UCSB grad students who have started a group to share and debate online fieldwork, and this post on social media from Guillem, which urged fieldworkers to pause field trip plans in light of the pandemic. Things mentioned in this episode: Mixtec language family Coronavirus ‘could wipe out Brazil’s indigenous people’ (BBC) COVID-19 RESOURCES IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES FROM SOUTHERN MEXICO COVID-19 info by language (Endangered Langua...2020-04-2321 min

Field NotesEp 13: Jeff Good on Facilitating Language Documentation in CameroonWelcome to Season Two! This is the first episode of Season Two on Field Notes. Although we are living in strange times and fieldwork is not currently possible due to the COVID-19, Field Notes will continue publishing weekly episodes this season to share information and experiences from the field which will hopefully benefit our listeners in the future (when fieldwork is possible again). Until then, hang in there, we are all in this together. This episode's guest is Jeff Good. Jeff is a professor and chair of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Buffalo in...2020-04-1748 min

Field NotesEp 12: Miroslav Valeš on Fieldwork in the Americas & SpainThis week’s interview is the Season 1 finale with Miroslav Valeš (Technical University of Liberec). In this interview, Miroslav discusses his long and varied fieldwork career, and his experiences working with the Lakhota (USA), Shuar (Ecuador) and A Fala (Spain) communities. Content Warning: There is some sensitive material discussed in this interview, including traditional practices that some people may find disturbing. Things mentioned in this episode: Andalusian Spanish on Wikipedia Fala language on Wikipedia Lakhota language on Wikipedia Shuar language on Wikipedia Huambisa language on Wikipedia Achuar language on Wikipedia Legend of the Pishta...2019-07-1628 min

Field NotesEp 11: Alex Garcia on Monolingual Fieldwork in The PhilippinesToday’s episode is with Alex Garcia (University of Barcelona). Alex works with the Northern Alta Community in the Philippines. In this episode, Alex discusses how he started working with speakers of Nothern Alta, and how he learned Northern Alta in order to conduct monolingual fieldwork. Things mentioned in this episode: Alex's website Alex's data on Kratylos Alex’s Northern Alta deposit on ELAR "Monolingual Fieldwork" Demonstration - Daniel Everett (from LSA) Alex's equipment: Zoom H4n audio recorder, Rode NTG2 (shotgun microphone), Rode NT4 (cardioid microphone), Canon Leg...2019-07-0922 min

Field NotesEp 10: Fieldwork Q&A with Vera Ferreira & Hugo Cardoso (Part 2)Today's episode is part two of our Q&A episode with Vera Ferreira (CIDLeS & ELDP) & Hugo Cardoso (University of Lisbon). In this episode, we discuss questions from listeners such as "How can fieldworkers deal with the often tragic and uncomfortable circumstances in the field?", "How can we reduce our environmental impact in the field?" and "How to deal with difficult recording situations". Just a reminder, the responses to these questions are based on our own experiences in the field and do not necessarily reflect best practice (i.e., your mileage may vary). Things mentioned in this episode: 2019-07-0223 min

Field NotesEp 9: Fieldwork Q&A with Vera Ferreira & Hugo Cardoso (Part 1)Today's episode is with Vera Ferreira (CIDLeS & ELDP) & Hugo Cardoso (University of Lisbon). In this episode, Martha, Hugo & Vera discuss questions sent in from listeners. Questions include "How can collected data be shared in a meaningful way with communities" and "What do researchers prioritise during their documentation projects?". If you would like to hear more about Vera's fieldwork with the Fala (Spain), Minderico (Portugal) and Bavarian (Germany) communities, you can listen to Field Notes episode two. If you would like to learn more about Hugo's work with the Diu and Kerala communities (India) and the Portuguese Burgher...2019-06-2525 min

Field NotesEp 8: Lauren Gawne on Funding FieldworkThis episode is with Lauren Gawne who does fieldwork in Nepal working with speakers of Yolmo and Syuba. Lauren has experience as both a successful grant applicant and as a grant committee assessor. In this episode, she shares her advice for navigating applying for funding in the current overly-competitive and under-resourced environment. Things mentioned in this episode: Lauren's website Lingthusiasm: a podcast enthusiastic about linguistics, hosted by Lauren Gawne & Gretchen McCulloch Lauren's blog: Superlinguo Short films by Chouette Films from Lauren’s Syuba video recordings: Bees & Earthquakes Enda...2019-06-1827 min

Field NotesEp 7: Community Collaboration for Language Documentation in the Tanzanian Rift Valley with Andrew HarveyThis episode is with Andrew Harvey, who is a documentary linguist working with speakers of two previously un-documented languages, Ihanzu and Gorwaa (Tanzania). Andrew discusses his research, the seredipitous beginning to his work with the Gorwaa community, and how community collaboration has impacted the documentation and description of Ihanzu and Gorwaa. Things mentioned in this episode: Andrew’s Gorwaa deposit at ELAR: The Gorwaa Noun Phrase: Toward a Description of the Gorwaa Language Andrew’s website Andrew on twitter:@andrewdtharvey Andrew’s email: andrewdtharvey@gmail.com Ihanzu G...2019-06-1125 min

Field NotesEp 6: Madoka Hammine on Insider Research in the RyukyusThis episode is with insider researcher Madoka Hammine, who is a PhD student at University of Lapland in Finland. Madoka works on her heritage language, Yaeyama (Ryukyuan), as both a linguist and a language activist. Her PhD project is entitled: "embracing multilingualism in education", based on her fieldwork in both in Finland and Miyara village (Ishigaki, Japan). Things mentioned in this episode: Madoka’s work (paper mentioned TBA): https://ulapland.academia.edu/MadokaHammine Madoka’s profile at the University of Lapland Madoka's podcast: おーりたぼーり ("Ooritaboori", content in Yaeyama, Japanese & English) Yaeyama language: Wiki...2019-06-0420 min

Field NotesEp 5: Khairunnisa on Insider Researcher Language Documentation on SasakThis episode is with Khairunnisa, who is researching variation and politeness strategies in her own language, Sasak (Lombok, Indonesia). In this episode, Khairunnisa discusses how working as an insider researcher influences her research methods, and how she manages the challenges of adhering to expected societal norms in her own community. Things mentioned in this episode: Sasak on Wikipedia OLAC resources in and about the Sasak language Language Documentation Training Center at UH Ngenó-Ngené variety of Sasak (Glottolog) Dialect variation in the voice system of Sasak: when is a nasal-verb not a nasal-verb? (Austin, 2012) For more information...2019-05-2815 min

Field NotesEp 4: Hugo Cardoso on Researching Creoles in Sri Lanka & IndiaIn this episode, Hugo Cardoso discusses his work with the creole-speaking communities of Diu and Kerala and the Portuguese Burgher community (Eastern Sri Lanka). Things mentioned in this episode: Hugo's profile on the University of Lisbon website: http://www.clul.ulisboa.pt/en/researchers-en/39-cardoso-hugo Hugo's ELAR deposit: Documentation of Sri Lanka Portuguese Hugo's equipment: Marantz audio recorder, Zoom H6, Panasonic HC-VX98 video cameras, Sennheiser lapel microphone (wireless), Rode NT2-A microphone, Rode NTG2 (shotgun mic), Rode NT microphone Get in touch: Website: https://fieldnotespod.com Email...2019-05-2122 min

Field NotesEp 3: Lyle Campbell on Language Documentation in the AmericasIn this episode, Lyle Campbell shares stories from his work in the Americas, discusses what has changed in the field of Documentary Linguistics since he started his career, and gives some food-related advice to new field workers. Things mentioned in this episode: Endangered Languages Project: http://www.endangeredlanguages.com Catalogue of Endangered Languages: http://ling.hawaii.edu/research-current/projects/elcat/ Lyle Campbell’s website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~lylecamp/ Quechuan language family: Wikipedia Mayan language family: Wikipedia Xinca language: Wikipedia & OLAC Documentary and Descr...2019-05-1424 min

Field NotesEp 2: Vera Ferreira on Linguistic Fieldwork in EuropeVera Ferreira discusses her fieldwork in Europe working with the Minderico (Portugal), Fala (Spain), and Bavarian (Germany) communities. Things mentioned in this episode: CIDLeS: http://www.cidles.eu Fala language on Wikipedia Bavarian language on Wikipedia Minderico language on Wikipedia Get in touch: Website: https://fieldnotespod.com Email: fieldnotespod@gmail.com Twitter & Instagram: @lingfieldnotes Get in touch: Website: https://fieldnotespod.com Email: fieldnotespod@gmail.com Twitter and Instagram: @lingfieldnotes 2019-05-0233 min

Field NotesEp 1: Welcome to Field Notes!Welcome to Field Notes! This podcast aims to share the stories of linguists doing fieldwork to document, describe, and research languages (especially endangered/minority languages). In Season One, we will be interviewing several field linguists about their work and how they would advise new fieldworkers and students thinking about getting into field linguistics. Things mentioned in this episode: UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger Amami language on Wikipedia Ryukyuan language family on Wikipedia Get in touch: Website: https://fieldnotespod.com Email: fieldnotespod@gmail.com 2019-05-0206 min