Fieldwork-based Data Elicitation

Fieldwork lies at the heart of the study of speech in naturalistic settings. Below are tools designed for sociolinguistic interview, and other field-based studies.

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This tool includes the interview format that was used in collecting data for the PNWE project. The download includes a three-part break down of the eliciation practices.
This tool includes an updated version of the elicitation materials used in PNWE I.

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The Qualitative Interviewing Instrument with an Adjustable Scale, developed by UW Sociolinguistic Laboratory alum.
Document containing sample elements of a traditional variationist sociolinguistic interview in the style of the Project in Language Change and Variation (LCV) studies pioneered by William Labov