Home›Anthropological and Documentary Linguistics›RoleBrowse ByRoleFactsRoleSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCentury Of OriginWell-attested20 CE 1RoleAnthropologist / LinguistRole3 entriesLinguist (general)Role12 entriesPsycholinguistRole2 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Language DocumentationWikimedia FoundationLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionWhile various linguists had already been practising language documentation during the 20th century, the discipline was established as a specific field within linguistics following a 1998 publication by Nikolaus Himmelmann, which many understand as foundational.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.