Society & Culture
This week's episode is with Richard T. Griscom, a post-doctoral researcher at Leiden University. Richard's research focuses on language documentation, fieldwork methodology, and functional-typological linguistic description and theory, with a special emphasis on the languages of East Africa. Over the past five years, he has been working with the Asimjeeg Datooga and the Hadzabe, both endangered minority language communities of northern Tanzania.Things mentioned in this episode:Firebird FoundationDatooga languageDocumentation of Isimjeeg Datooga (ELAR deposit)Hadza languageNilotic language familyBantu language familyCushitic language family The Linguistic Geography of Africa (chapter referenced: The Tanzanian Rift Valley Area by Roland Kießling, Maarten Mous, and Derek Nurse)Richard’s websiteRichard’s equipment: Camcorders: Panasonic HC-X920, Sony FDR-AX53 with HVL-LEIR1, Panasonic HC-V800, GoPro Hero7Microphones: Shure SM 35 XLR headset, RODE NTG-2 shotgun, Rode NT4 stereo, Audio-Technica AT803b lavalierAudio Recorders: Zoom H4n, Zoom H5 Android smartphones (Techno W4) + RODE smartLav + microphonesAnker solar panel + USB battery chargerAnker power banksEneloop rechargeable Ni-MH batteriesToshiba hard drivesLenovo ThinkpadAnker Bluetooth keyboardUE Bluetooth speakersLaptops: Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon, HP Streamnon-mobile solar systems (similar)Rode wireless system: RX-CAM & TX-XLRGet in touch: Website: https://fieldnotespod.comEmail: fieldnotespod@gmail.comTwitter & Instagram: @lingfieldnotes