ABSTRACT
This chapter describes public engagement during and beyond a Leverhulme Trust-funded project, Documentation and Ethnolinguistic Analysis of Modern South Arabian (DEAMSA) (January 2013–December 2016). The documentation project did not include public engagement as an explicit strategy; however, from the outset, the project team insisted on wide community participation and full engagement with the various Modern South Arabian (MSAL) communities. The public engagement aspects of the project have resulted in significant linguistic and sociocultural benefits for the participants and other community members.
