In research, there is no substitute for getting good data: working with defective data is always difficult, and best avoided. The aim of this course is to introduce beginning research students about a variety of “best practices” in getting language data, of various types. A secondary aim is to showcase some interesting linguistic resources that students might not otherwise have encountered or think of using. In some respects, you might think of it as an advanced training in research methods.

The book is in draft form and scheduled to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2011.