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In:Word Hunters: Field linguists on fieldwork
Edited by Hannah Sarvasy and Diana Forker
[Studies in Language Companion Series 194] 2018
► pp. 61–78

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Chapter 5
Forty-plus years before the mast

My experiences as a field linguist

 | Portland State University
Published online: 22 February 2018
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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Clueless in Africa
    • Language learning
    • Mr. Wade’s farm, in search of the pygmy hippopotamus
    • South Africa: The good, the bad, and the serendipitous
  • 3.Lessons from health crises
    • Final words
  • Notes
  • References
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