Applied linguistics as social science Alison Sealey and Bob Carter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sealey, Alison, author.

Contributor:

Carter, Bob, 1948- editor.

Series:

Advances in applied linguistics.

Advances in applied linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied linguistics.

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York London Continuum 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Applied Linguistics as Social Science surveys the increasing dialogue between linguistics and social theory. The book shows how social theory, applied linguistics and sociolinguistics share a set of common concerns, and how an analysis of these to produce a social scientific account of applied linguistics helps to explain the interaction between social structures, human agents and language. Foreword • Introduction • Making connections: some key issues in social theory and applied linguistics • Sociology and ideas about language • Language as a cultural emergent property • Researching language learning: theories, evidence, claims • Social categories and theoretical descriptions • Social domain theory: interpreting intercultural communication • Language in the world: properties and powers • A social realist approach to research in applied linguistics

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 Making connections: some key issues in social theory and applied linguistics; 2 Sociology and ideas about language; 3 Language as a cultural emergent property; 4 Researching language learning: theories, evidence, claims; 5 Social categories and theoretical descriptions; 6 Social domain theory: interpreting intercultural communication; 7 Language in the world: properties and powers; 8 A social realist approach to research in applied linguistics; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-234) and index

ISBN:

9780826455190

9786611298364

9781474211772

1474211771

9781281298362

1281298360

9781847142283

1847142281

OCLC:

229353961