Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Language Associate

Definition: 

A language associate is a person who

  • teaches you how to speak a language
  • provides you with language data, and
  • helps you do linguistic research.

 

Characteristics
 

Language associates should be
 
  • easy to work with
  • interested in the work
  • available to work on a regular basis
  • a fluent speaker of the language, and
  • a mother tongue speaker, if possible.

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.

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Glossary Hierarchy

  • Language Associate