Abstract Linguistic data collection typically involves conducting interviews with participants in close proximity. The safety precautions related to the COVID-19 pandemic brought such data collection to an abrupt halt: Social distancing forced linguistic fieldwork into involuntary hibernation in many parts of the world. Such hardship, however, can inspire innovation. In this contribution, we present an approach that – we believe – enables a reliable switch from in-person, face-to-face interviews to virtual, online data collection. In this approach, participants remain at home and navigate a smartphone application, enabling high-quality audio recordings and multisensory presentation of linguistic material, while they are being supervised via videoconferencing (Zoom 2020 https://zoom.us/ (accessed 11 August 2020)). The smartphone app and the infrastructure presented are open source, accessible, and adaptable to researchers’ specific needs. To explore whether participants’ experiences of in-person data collection are different from participation in a virtual setting, we conducted a study with 36 participants. Overall, findings revealed a substantial degree of overlap in interview experience, setting a methodological baseline for future work. We end this contribution by discussing the benefits and pitfalls of this new approach.

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大流行中的语言现场调查：结合智能手机录音和视频会议的受监督数据收集

摘要语言数据收集通常涉及与附近的参与者进行访谈。与COVID-19大流行相关的安全预防措施使此类数据收集突然中断：社会疏远迫使语言现场调查在世界许多地方非自愿进入休眠状态。但是，这种困难可以激发创新。在这项贡献中，我们提出了一种我们认为可以实现从面对面的面对面访谈到虚拟的在线数据收集的可靠转换的方法。通过这种方法，参与者可以留在家中并浏览智能手机应用程序，从而在通过视频会议进行监督的同时实现高质量的音频记录和语言材料的多感官演示（Zoom 2020 https://zoom.us/（2020年8月11日访问） ））。展示的智能手机应用程序和基础设施是开源的，可访问且可适应研究人员的特定需求。为了探讨参与者的面对面数据收集体验是否不同于在虚拟环境中的参与，我们对36名参与者进行了一项研究。总体而言，调查结果显示面试经验存在很大程度的重叠，为以后的工作设定了方法学基准。我们通过讨论这种新方法的好处和陷阱来结束这项贡献。调查结果显示面试经验有很大程度的重叠，为以后的工作设定了方法学基准。我们通过讨论这种新方法的好处和陷阱来结束这项贡献。调查结果显示面试经验有很大程度的重叠，为以后的工作设定了方法学基准。我们通过讨论这种新方法的好处和陷阱来结束这项贡献。