Topics for Discussion in the Field Work Lab @ Should we pay informants? [NB I use the term "informant" where some would prfer the more politically correct "consultant"] @ How to get (annotated) texts? @ How to get speakers @ How to select informants How to educate informants When to deselect an informant @ The "field" in field work -- when being in the field matters (cultural issues, giving back to the community) @ How to control for dialect variation, and what to do about it @ Ethical questions (e.g. should you have an investigator-informant relation with a student that you might be a TA for?)