Language documentation is a rapidly emerging new field in linguistics which is concerned with
the methods tools and theoretical underpinnings for compiling a representative and lasting
multipurpose record of a natural language. This volume presents in-depth introductions to major
aspects of language documentation including overviews on fieldwork ethics and data processing
guidelines for the basic annotation of digitally-stored multimedia corpora and a discussion on
how to build and maintain a language archive. It combines theoretical and practical
considerations and makes specific suggestions for the most common problems encountered in
language documentation. Key features textbook introduction to Language Documentation considers
all common problems
