Designing Questionnaires for Language Studies

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