Designing Questionnaires for Language Studies is a guide to the design and use of questionnaires for empirical linguistic research, particularly in the areas of dialectology, sociolinguistics, and linguistic anthropology. Whether completed via written correspondence or through interviewing, questionnaires play an essential role in linguistic research. Yet, the design of questionnaires is rarely taught formally, leaving researchers to learn effective design in practice. This practical and accessible text offers structured, step-by-step guidance to provide researchers with the skills they need to make the most of questionnaire-based research. It also provides a history of the use of questionnaires in linguistic research and critically examines the assumptions and motivations inherent in their creation and administration, as well as that of the questions that populate them, and discusses how biases can negatively affect the outcome of the research itself. Experience using these tools in the field has led to their refinement over time. Armed with this knowledge, readers can make informed decisions about how to structure their own questionnaires as they embark on linguistic investigations or use it to better understand the results of previous research that has relied on questionnaires for data collection.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
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8 s/w Tabellen, 14 s/w Zeichnungen, 7 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 21 s/w Abbildungen
8 Tables, black and white; 14 Line drawings, black and white; 7 Halftones, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white
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Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 174 mm
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978-1-032-44663-9 (9781032446639)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Lamont Antieau is a linguistic researcher at the University of Kentucky, USA, and the author of Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US: An Introduction with Susan Tamasi.
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
Linguistics
Questionnaires for empirical linguistic research
Major projects implementing questionnaires
Intended audience of the book
Organization of the book
Key terms
Discussion questions
Exercises
Note
References
Chapter 2 Basic Principles and Terminology
Surveys and questionnaires
Linguistic questionnaires
Interviewing styles
Question types
Summary
Key terms and people
Discussion questions
Exercises
Notes
References
Chapter 3 Questionnaires Used for Linguistic Interviewing
Dialectology
Europe
United States
Canada
Dictionary of American Regional English
Sociolinguistics
Linguistic anthropology
Summary
Key terms and people
Discussion questions
Exercises
Note
References
Chapter 4 Written Questionnaires Used for Linguistic Data Collection
(Linguistic) Anthropology
Dialectology
Europe
United States
Canada
Sociolinguistics
Summary
Key terms and people
Discussion questions
Exercises
Notes
References
Chapter 5 Questionnaires Used in Alternative Modes
Telephone interviews
Pictorial interviews
Online surveys
Mixed modes
Mixed methods
Summary
Key terms and people
Discussion questions
Exercises
Note
References
Chapter 6 Comparison of Elicitation Modes and Choosing the Right One(s)
Modes in linguistic research
Face-to-face interviewing
Written correspondence
Telephone interviewing
Online questionnaires
Comparison of face-to-face interviews and checklists in dialectology
Comparison of LAPC fieldwork and checklists
Fieldwork data and checklist data from different populations
Fieldwork data and checklist data from same participant pool
Checklist data from different populations
Comparison of old and new forms
Overview of LAPC analyses
Choosing elicitation mode(s)
Summary
Key terms
Discussion questions
Exercises
Notes
References
Chapter 7 Constructing and Assessing the Questionnaire
Preparation
Constructing the questionnaire
Compiling the item pool
Drafting the questions (and responses)
Trialing questions
Ordering the questions
Personal histories
Instructions
Adopting and adapting questionnaires
Physical layout
Proofreading the questionnaire
Assessing the questionnaire
Summary
Key terms
Discussion questions
Exercises
Notes
References
Chapter 8 Administering the Questionnaire
Finding participants
Face-to-face interviews
Telephone interviews
Written correspondence
Online questionnaires
Preparing for interviews
Conducting interviews
The language of linguistic interviewing
Assisted completion
After the engagement
Assessing the fieldworker
Summary
Key terms
Discussion questions
Exercises
Note
References
Chapter 9 Processing the Data
Processing data from different modes
Processing data from interviews
Processing data from written questionnaires
Processing data from online questionnaires
Coding
Summary
Key terms
Discussion questions
Exercises
Notes
References
Chapter 10 Conclusion
Discussion questions
Exercises
References
Index
