Research Methods in Linguistics - recenzja

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"The book entitled Research Methods in Linguistics, edited by Lia Litosseliti, addresses the issue of research methodology that needs to be worked out before any empirical research is initiated. In the introductory chapter by Lia Litosseliti (p. 1) we can read that “linguistics is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary field of study characterized by a diversity of theoretical, epistemological, and methodological approaches applied in different subfields (e.g., semantics, phonology, language acquisition), branches (e.g., experimental linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics) and related fields (e.g., education, psychology, anthropology, philosophy, mathematics, sociology). […] As a heterogenous field, it has been in a continuous process of reformulation and bridge-building.” This diversity is reflected in the way the book is organized and structured as “it encourages readers to take a wider view of key approaches along the quantitative-qualitative continuum” (Litosseliti, 2018, p. 2). Apart from providing a thorough and comprehensive overview of research methods available in the field of linguistics (e.g., such as quantitative methods, interviews, case study research), the volume also critically examines the affordances and limitations of quantitative versus qualitative paradigms. In addition, it presents the value of the holistic and mixed methods research, and the need to push the boundaries of methodologies to incorporate crossdisciplinary perspectives (Litosseliti, 2018, p. 2), which makes this volume an essential contribution to the field of research methodology and a valuable resource for researchers, especially novice ones." (fragm.)