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Applied Linguistics as Social Science
Hardback
Main Details
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Applied Linguistics as Social Science
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Alison Sealey
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By (author) Bob Carter
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| Series | Advances in Applied Linguistics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | Sociolinguistics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780826455192
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| Classifications | Dewey:306.44 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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| Publication Date |
1 May 2004 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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. The authors present a detailed discussion of questions and topics which are of concern to applied linguists, without losing sight of what is distinctive about language and not reducible to any other dimension of the social world. In so doing, the book presents the first persuasive argument for regarding the discipline of applied linguistics as a social science. This insightful book will be useful to students of Applied Linguistics.
Author Biography
Alison Sealey is Senior Lecturer in Modern English Language at the University of Birmingham. Bob Carter is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Warwick.
Reviews"Sealey and Carter should be congratulated for bridging disciplinary boundaries and attempting to provide a sociological and linguistic theory for everyone. Applied Linguistics as Social Science will come as a welcome addition to the literature of social/linguistic theory for both social scientists and applied linguists." --The Linguist List, February 2005 -- The Linguist List "Sealey and Carter should be congratulated for bridging disciplinary boundaries and attempting to provide a sociological and linguistic theory for everyone. Applied Linguistics as Social Science will come as a welcome addition to the literature of social/linguistic theory for both social scientists and applied linguists." --The Linguist List, February 2005 -- The Linguist List "Lloyd-Smith provides concise chapters on the definition of American gothic, its key texts, major themes, and critical response to the genre....displays a fan's admiration for a literary form that still fails to get respect....Recommended." -Choice, 3/05 * Choice *
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