ANTH 217 Chapter research process in anthropology- ahearn:
READING #2: the research process in linguistic anthropology
-What kinds of research questions do linguistic anthropologists formulate?
May change once research has been done
Grounded theory: when antros gain insights that redirect their inquiries in unanticipated ways
-What kinds of data do linguistic anthropologists collect, and with what methods?
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-recordings of conversations, gvs language policy documents
-can be quantitative, qualitative or both
-participant observation: requires the researcher to spend months/years residing in a particular community
and become familiar to social norms, cultural meanings and linguistic practices
-interviews: can be structured, semi structured, or no structure
To ask opinions, background info, cultural norms
-big deal about how the interviewer asks the Q
-surveys and questionnaires: collect demographic data such as age,education level, languages spoken,
income, opinions
-naturally occuring conversations: everyday interactions, ppl get used to the tape recorder and start to
act/ talk naturally again, researchers can remove themselves from the convo
-transcribing takes 6 hrs for every hour of data, recorded words can be detached w/o context, no
perfect or final transcription
-”transcriptions are never neutral written records of what was said but instead are always selective”
-very accurate
-experimental methods: for lang acquisition or socialization
Saying where’s the knife “to my west” vs “to my left”
-matchedguise test: recording ind. as they read a passage
-uses ppl that can switch dialects quickly
-written texts: historical documents or can be mundane
-surveys: medical antros use this
-How do linguistic anthropologists analyze their data in order to find answers to their research
questions?
-What sorts of ethical issues do linguistic anthropologists face?
-informed consent
Cons: they're not focusing not focusing on the broad context but just the specific conversation itself
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Document Summary
Big deal about how the interviewer asks the q. Transcribing takes 6 hrs for every hour of data, recorded words can be detached w/o context, no. Reading #2: the research process in linguistic anthropology. Grounded theory: when antros gain insights that redirect their inquiries in unanticipated ways. Participant observation: requires the researcher to spend months/years residing in a particular community and become familiar to social norms, cultural meanings and linguistic practices. Interviews: can be structured, semi structured, or no structure. Surveys and questionnaires: collect demographic data such as age,education level, languages spoken, income, opinions. Naturally occuring conversations: everyday interactions, ppl get used to the tape recorder and start to act/ talk naturally again, researchers can remove themselves from the convo perfect or final transcription. Saying where"s the knife to my west vs to my left . Matchedguise test: recording ind. as they read a passage. Written texts: historical documents or can be mundane.
