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- Language Family: Chadic
- Topic #1: Deictics
- Topic #2: Discourse
Different types of data: A case study of Goemai demonstratives
This paper is set within the context of linguistic fieldwork on under-described languages across the world. It is concerned with methodological issues, and it explores different methods of data collection and the types of data they generate. The paper approaches this topic by means of a case study: the investigation of demonstratives in Goemai, a West Chadic language of Nigeria. This case study illustrates advantages and disadvantages of different methodologies, and the paper argues for combining methodologies when describing and documenting languages.
Cet article est mis dans le contexte de recherches sur le terrain linguistiques sur les langues à travers le monde. Il est concerné avec les questions méthodologiques, et il explore de différentes méthodes pour la collecte de données et les types de données qu’ils produisent. L’article s’approche de ce thème au moyen d’une étude de cas : l’investigation de pronoms démonstratifs dans Goemai, une langue tchadique du Nigeria. Cette étude de cas illustre des avantages et des désavantages de différentes méthodologies, et l’article argumente en faveur de la combinaison de méthodologies en décrivant et en documentant des langues.