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A podcast about linguistic fieldwork, where seasoned fieldworkers share their stories from the field.
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Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
Today's episode is with Mary Walworth from the Max Planck Institute. Mary is co-leader of the Comparative Oceanic Languages (CoOL) Project at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Germany. She received her MA and PhD from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where she focused primarily on documenting the understudied languages of French Polynesia. She specializes in the historical relationships of Oceanic languages, examining both direct relatedness and indirect, contact-based linguistic development. She has worked with many communities throughout French Polynesia and Vanuatu.
In this episode, Mary shares how her experiences parenting in the field influenced her research and her relationship with the community she collaborates with.
Things mentioned in this episode:
- Rapa language
- Emae language
- Epi languages
- Comparative Oceanic Languages (CoOL) Project
- Mary on Twitter @mary_walworth
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- Website: https://fieldnotespod.com
- Email: fieldnotespod@gmail.com
- Twitter & Instagram: @lingfieldnotes
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