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Ethical Issues In Linguistic Fieldwork: An Overview

Keren Rice1
10 Jan 2007-Journal of Academic Ethics (Springer Netherlands)-Vol. 4, Iss: 1, pp 123-155
TL;DR: This article reviewed ethical models for fieldwork and outlined the responsibilities of linguists involved in fieldwork on endangered languages to individuals, communities, and knowledge systems, focusing on fieldwork in a North American context.
Abstract: Ethical issues in linguistic fieldwork have received surprisingly little direct attention in recent years. This article reviews ethical models for fieldwork and outlines the responsibilities of linguists involved in fieldwork on endangered languages to individuals, communities, and knowledge systems, focusing on fieldwork in a North American context.
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01 Mar 2011
TL;DR: The reasons behind this dramatic loss of linguistic diversity, why it matters, and what can be done to document and support endangered languages are examined in this state-of-the-art Handbook of endangered languages.
Abstract: It is generally agreed that about 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This state-of-the-art Handbook examines the reasons behind this dramatic loss of linguistic diversity, why it matters, and what can be done to document and support endangered languages. The volume is relevant not only to researchers in language endangerment, language shift and language death, but to anyone interested in the languages and cultures of the world. It is accessible both to specialists and non-specialists: researchers will find cutting-edge contributions from acknowledged experts in their fields, while students, activists and other interested readers will find a wealth of readable yet thorough and up-to-date information.

275 citations

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01 Jan 2000

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Journal ArticleDOI
01 Jan 2008-Language
TL;DR: As an outsider, I would feel very uncomfortable if I were to advocate to a speech community that it ought to try to keep its language alive as mentioned in this paper, as an outsider would find it difficult to advocate for the survival of an indigenous language.
Abstract: As an outsider, I would feel very uncomfortable if I were to advocate to a speech community that it ought to try to keep its language alive. It is entirely up to the community or to individuals within a community as to whether they want to put in the effort to develop new speakers for their language. Community members have the right to advocate within their community for the survival of their language; someone from outside the community does not. The right to language choice includes the right to choose against a language. This is the logical result of believing that maintaining an indigenous language is a matter of human rights, a belief virtually all language advocates must share. The outside expert’s role is to assist in providing the means for language survival or revival to motivated community members and perhaps to provide encouragement and a sense of hope that it can be done. (Leanne :151–52)

105 citations

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01 Jan 1986
TL;DR: The authors explore the ways in which writing culture has changed the face of ethnography over the last 25 years. But they do not discuss the role of writing culture in the development of ethnographies.
Abstract: This seminal collection of essays critiquing ethnography as literature is augmented with a new foreword by Kim Fortun, exploring the ways in which Writing Culture has changed the face of ethnography over the last 25 years.

5,353 citations


"Ethical Issues In Linguistic Fieldw..." refers background in this paper

  • ...ethical issues in fieldwork; see, for example, Clifford and Marcus (1986), Fluehr-Lobban...

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  • ...Anthropologists have written far more about ethical issues in fieldwork; see, for example, Clifford and Marcus (1986), Fluehr-Lobban (1991), and Schieffelin, Woolard and Kroskrity (1998) for just a few examples....

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Book
01 Oct 2000
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the principles and guidelines for the protection of the heritage of Indigenous peoples. But they do not address the issues of cultural restoration and preservation of cultural knowledge.
Abstract: Foreword / L.M. Findlay Acknowledgments Introduction: Unfolding the Lessons of Colonization / Marie Battiste Prologue: The Experience of Colonization Around the World / Erica-Irene Daes Western Door: Mapping Colonialism 1. The Context of the State of Nature / James (Sakej) Youngblood Henderson 2. Indigenous Peoples and Postcolonial Colonialism / Robert Yazzie 3. Hawaiian Statehood Revisited / Poka Laenui (Hayden F. Burgess) Northern Door: Diagnosing Colonialism 4. Postcolonial Ghost Dancing: Diagnosing European Colonialism / James (Sakej) Youngblood Henderson 5. Jagged Worldviews Colliding / Leroy Little Bear 6. Applied Postcolonial Clinical and Research Strategies / Bonnie Duran and Eduardo Duran 7. Transforming the Realities of Colonialism: Voyage of Self-Discovery / Ian Hingley Eastern Door: Healing Colonized Indigenous Peoples 8. A Different Yield / Linda Hogan 9. From Hand to Mouth: The Postcolonial Politics of Oral and Written Traditions / J. Edward Chamberlin 10. The "Repressive Tolerance" of Cultural Peripheries / Asha Varadharajan 11. Processes of Decolonization / Poka Laenui (Hayden F. Burgess) 12. Postcolonial Ledger Drawing: Legal Reform / James (Sakej) Youngblood Henderson 13. Invoking International Law / Ted Moses Southern Door: Healing Colonized Indigenous Peoples 14. Indigenous Knowledge: The Pueblo Metaphor of Indigenous Education / Gregory Cajete 15. Maintaining Aboriginal Identity, Language, and Culture in Modern Society / Marie Battiste 16. Protecting and Respecting Indigenous Knowledge / Graham Hingangaroa Smith 17. Kaupapa Maori Research / Linda Tuhiwai Te Rina Smith 18. Ayukpachi: Empowering Aboriginal Thought / James (Sakej) Youngblood Henderson Appendix 1: Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of the Heritage of Indigenous Peoples Appendix 2: Saskatoon Declaration of Indigenous Cultural Restoration and Policy Recommendations on Cultural Restoration Contributors Index

823 citations

Book
01 Apr 2000
TL;DR: The Lodge of Indigenous Knowledge in Modern Thought as discussed by the authors is a place where the European Ethnographic Tradition Assumptions about the Natural World Assumeptions about Human Nature Assumptive Quandaries The Ethnography and the Ethnomusicology of the United Nations Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples (1995-2004).
Abstract: Part I: The Lodge of Indigenous Knowledge in Modern Thought 1. Eurocentrism and the European Ethnographic Tradition Assumptions About the Natural World Assumptions About Human Nature Assumptive Quandaries The Ethnographic Tradition 2. What is Indigenous Knowledge? Decolonizing the Eurocentric Need for Definitions Entering Uncharted Territory Locating Indigenous Knowledge Traditional Ecological Knowledge The Transmission of Indigenous Knowledge Part II: Towards an Understanding of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to Their Knowledge and Heritage 3. The Concept of Indigenous Heritage Rights International Definition of Indigenous Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage Sacred Ecologies and Legal Corollaries Interconnected Rights Indigenous Knowledge as Intellectual Property Indigenous Legal Systems 4. The Importance of Language for Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous Languages and the Natural World The Eurocentric Illusion of Benign Translatability Consequences of the Eurocentric Illusion 5. Decolonizing Cognitive Imperialism in Education The School System Cognitive Clashes Decolonizing the System Educational Contexts 6. Religious Paradoxes Divine Order and Secular Law Correcting False Translations Freedom from Missionaries Sacred Healing Sites Tourism, Vandalism, and Problems of Privacy Right to Harvest and Use Ceremonial Materials in Religious Practices Indigenous Burial Grounds Return and Reburial of Ancesters' Remains and Artifacts 7. Paradigmatic Thought in Eurocentric Science Medical Research and "Biopiracy" Genetic Diversity in Agricultural Biotechnology 8. Ethical Issues in Research Eliminating the Eurocentric Bias in Research RCAP Ethical Guidelines for Research in Canada Canadian Research Councils Policy Statement of Ethical Conduct on Research on Human Subjects Breaches of Confidentiality of Sacred Knowledge Community Control of Research Professional Organizations and Ethics 9. Indigenous Heritage and Eurocentric Intellectual and Cultural Property Rights Culture Versus Nature Recovery of Sacred and Ceremonial Objects Authenticity Communal Rights to Traditional Designs in Modern Artworks Cultural Appropriation Exhibitions Issues in the Performing Arts Advertising Use of Indigenous Peoples and Arts Part III: Exising Legal Regimes and Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage 10. The International Intellectual and Cultural Property Regime UN Human Rights Conventions and Covenants The International Intellectual Property Regime Technology, "Know-how", and Trade Secrets International Trade and Aid Measures Protection of Folklore Special International Instruments Concerned with Indigenous Peoples 11. The Canadian Constitutional Regime Interpreting the Constitution of Canada Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage as an Aboriginal Right 12. The Canadian Legislative Regime Federal Cultural Property Law Federal Intellectual Property Law Federal Common Law Provincial Law Part IV: The Need for Legal and Policy Reforms to Protect Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage 13. Rethinking Intellectual and Cultural Property Moral Rights Personality or Publicity Rights Patents, Trademarks, and Passing Off The Commodification of Culture 14. Current International Reforms United Nations Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples (1995-2004) Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (1994) Protecting Traditional Ecological Knowledge 15. Enhancing Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage in National Law National Protection Strategies Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits The Importance of Indigenous Use and Management of Ecosystems Present Status of Ecologically Related Knowledge Effective Protection of Knowledge and Practices 16. Canadian Policy Considerations National Protection Strategies Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Operational Principles Canadian Reforms International Reforms Part V: Conclusion Acronyms References Acts, Regulations, and Guidelines Legal Cases Index

721 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
01 Dec 1999-Language
TL;DR: The authors examines definitions and conceptions of language in a wide range of settings, focusing on how such defining activity organizes individuals, institutions, and the relationships between them, linking language to larger issues of identity, aesthetics, morality, and epistemology.
Abstract: "Language ideologies" refers to the representation, whether explicit or implicit, of the intersection of language and human beings in a social world. This collection of essays examines definitions and conceptions of language in a wide range of settings, focusing on how such defining activity organizes individuals, institutions, and the relationships between them. The contributors look at language and its role in such fundamental social institutions as religious ritual, child socialization, gender relations, the nation-state, schooling and the law, and in doing so, link language to larger issues of identity, aesthetics, morality, and epistemology. This will be the first collection of work in this rapidly growing field.

668 citations

Book
01 Jun 2000
TL;DR: In this article, where have all the languages gone and where have All the Languages Gone 2. A World of Diversity 3. Lost Words / Lost Worlds 4. The Ecology of Language 5. The Biological Wave 6. The Economic Wave 7. Why Something Should be done 8. Sustainable Futures
Abstract: 1. Where have All the Languages Gone 2. A World of Diversity 3. Lost Words / Lost Worlds 4. The Ecology of Language 5. The Biological Wave 6. The Economic Wave 7. Why Something Should be Done 8. Sustainable Futures References and Further Reading Bibliography Index

622 citations


"Ethical Issues In Linguistic Fieldw..." refers background in this paper

  • ...For detailed discussion, see Grenoble and Whaley (1998); see also Crystal (2000), Nettle (1998), and Nettle and Romaine (2000) and references therein for further discussion....

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