Guides to Research Methods in Language and Linguistics

This is the first volume exclusively devoted to research methods in language policy and planning (LPP). • Each chapter is written by a leading language policy expert and provides a how-to guide to planning studies as well as gathering and analyzing data • Covers a broad range of methods, making it easily accessible to and useful for transdisciplinary researchers working with language policy in any capacity • Will serve as both a foundational methods text for graduate students and novice researchers, and a useful methodological reference for experienced LPP researchers • Includes a series of guidelines for public engagement to assist scholars as they endeavor to incorporate their work into the public policy process

This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the methods researchers use to study child language, written by experienced scholars in the study of language development. • Presents a comprehensive survey of laboratory and naturalistic techniques used in the study of different domains of language, age ranges, and populations, and explains the questions addressed by each technique • Presents new research methods, such as the use of functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study the activity of the brain • Expands on more traditional research methods such as collection, transcription, and coding of speech samples that have been transformed by new hardware and software.

Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guide is an informative guide to research design and methodology in this growing and vibrant field. Utilizing research methods and tools from varied fields of study including education, linguistics, psychology, and sociology, this collection offers complete coverage of the techniques of second language acquisition research. This guide covers a variety of topics, such as second language writing and reading, meta-analyses, research replication, qualitative data collection and analysis, and more. Each chapter of this volume offers background, step-by-step guidance, and relevant studies to create comprehensive coverage of each method. This carefully selected and edited volume will be a useful text for graduate students and scholars looking to keep pace with the latest research projects and methodologies in second language acquisition.

Research Methods in Sign Language Studies is a landmark work on sign language research, which spans the fields of linguistics, experimental and developmental psychology, brain research, and language assessment. • Examines a broad range of topics, including ethical and political issues, key methodologies, and the collection of linguistic, cognitive, neuroscientific, and neuropsychological data • Provides tips and recommendations to improve research quality at all levels and encourages readers to approach the field from the perspective of diversity rather than disability • Incorporates research on sign languages from Europe, Asia, North and South America, and Africa • Brings together top researchers on the subject from around the world, including many who are themselves deaf

Research Methods in Intercultural Communication introduces and contextualizes the most important methodological issues in the field for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Examples of these issues are which paradigms and how to research multilingually, interculturally and ethnically. • Provides the first dedicated and most comprehensive volume on research methods in intercultural communication research in the last 30 years • Explains new and emerging methods, as well as more established ones. These include: Matched Guise Technique, Discourse Completion Task, Critical Incident Technique, Critical Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, Virtual Ethnography, Corpus Analysis, Multimodality, Conversation Analysis, Narrative Analysis, Questionnaire and Interview. • Assists readers in determining the most suitable method for various research questions, conceptualizing the research process, interpreting results, and drawing conclusions • Supports students from start to finish with key terms, suggestions for further reading, research summaries, and sound guidance from experienced scholars and researchers

As globalization has increased awareness of the extent of language contact and linguistic diversity, questions concerning bilingualism and multilingualism have taken on an increasing importance from both practical and scholarly points of view. Written by leading experts and practitioners in the field, The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism: • Highlights the interdisciplinary nature of research on bilingualism and multilingualism and offers a practical guide to the procedures and tools for collecting and analyzing data • Specifically addresses methodological issues, discussing research topics, core concepts and approaches, and the methods and techniques available • Links theory to method, and to data, and answers a real need for a know-how volume on bilingualism and multilingualism that deals with its methodology in a systematic and coherent way