NGÔN NGỮ HỌC ĐIỀN DÃ VÀ ĐIỀN DÃ NGÔN NGỮ: TỪ LÍ THUYẾT ĐẾN TRẢI NGHIỆM THỰC TẾ

Abstract

As a sub-discipline of Linguistics, Field Linguistics focuses on collecting linguistic data, especially data that is little or unknown, including: phonetics, vocabulary, grammar, language structure, usage and other linguistic phenomena. Accordingly, the priority subjects of Field Linguistics are the languages of ethnic minorities, especially endangered languages. Along with the development of linguistics, science and technology, field linguistics has increasingly expanded its purpose, tasks, scope, subjects as well as methods of conducting fieldwork, document processing, etc. Secondly, it is undeniable that there remains a wide gap between theory and practice in Field Linguistics due to various issues or difficulties that emerge unexpectedly. The outcome of a field trip depends on the fieldworker's handling of the situation. This is a challenge to those who participate in linguistic fieldwork. With such a perspective, this article discusses issues considered fundamental and new in the expansion and extension of field linguistics. Also, the article introduces and analyzes our practical experiences in the fieldwork of languages in Vietnam.