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3 - Working in a Community

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2019

David Bradley  and
Maya Bradley
David Bradley
Affiliation:
La Trobe University, Victoria
Maya Bradley
Affiliation:
La Trobe University, Victoria
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Summary

Ethical research is not just a moral obligation, inappropriate behaviour is unacceptable. It can have bad consequences for a community and for later researchers; no one welcomes the eleventh nerd. Communities and individuals within them have priorities, and they usually do not include spending time with an outsider whose future intentions and use of the material collected are unknown. They often suspect that researchers wish to benefit financially from what is collected; and in truth nearly all researchers do wish to benefit, at least in terms of advancing their academic discipline and their own career. It is wise to have a truthful and understandable reason why you want to do your research in a particular place which you can explain to people.

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Language Endangerment , pp. 38 - 63
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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Suggestions for Further Reading

The American Anthropological Association (2012) and the Linguistic Society of America (2009) provide two standard statements about ethical field research. These can be compared with the guidelines of your own institution.Google Scholar
Dorian (2018) is a recent overview by the doyenne of research on endangered languages and working with their communities, which provides a valuable reflection on how to do research in an appropriate way.Google Scholar

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