Projects in Linguistics is a unique and essential guide for anyone doing a research project in language and linguistics. With orientation overviews of the main areas of enquiry typically targeted by students, it offers practical help in identifying a topic, finding background reading, planning and designing a study, collecting and analysing data, and writing a convincing account. With over 300 practical ideas for projects that can be used directly or adapted to suit different contexts and interests, and with chapters on how to reference and how to avoid plagiarism, Projects in Linguistics belongs on the bookshelf of every student studying language and linguistics. Aimed at undergraduates, it will also be invaluable to both preuniversity and postgraduate students. Unique approach, giving practical information on how to collect and analyse data, methodology, transcription techniques and presentation New edition contains new sections on pragmatics, and giving oral presentations. Also new section on how to avoid plagiarism when using the Internet Provides summaries of key areas in linguistics with many references to accessible textbooks and research reports Relevant to students at all stages and levels and for a wide range of linguistic courses and project areas Contains over 300 project ideas Table of Contents: 1. Introduction Part I: Areas of study and project ideas 2. Psycholinguistics 3. Firstlanguage acquisition and development 4. Secondlanguage acquisition 5. Structure and meaning 6. Style in spoken and written texts 7. Sociolinguistics 8. Language and gender 9. Accents and dialects of English 10. History of English Part II: Techniques for collecting data 11. Audio and videorecorded data 12. Experiments 13. Questionnaires, interviews and focus groups 14. Observation and case studies 15. Ethical considerations in research projects Part III: Tools for data analysis and project writing 16. Transcribing speech phonetically and phonemically 17. Transcribing speech orthographically 18. Using computers to study texts 19. Statistics and your project 20. How to reference 21. Plagiarism and how to avoid it 22. Hints on writing good academic English
