| Applied Linguistics as Social Science Contributor(s): Sealey, Alison (Author), Candlin, Christopher (Editor), Carter, Bob (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826455204 ISBN-13: 9780826455208 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $57.37 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Applied Linguistics as Social Science surveys and explains the increasing dialogue between linguistics and social theory. It shows how social theory and applied linguistics and sociolinguistics share a set of common concerns including the nature of the relationship between structure and agency, the ontological status of language, the role of language in identity formation and the role of language in theoretical description. Distinctive features of this book include its use of empirical examples chosen for relevance to both applied sociolinguistics and sociology, its use of subheadings to signpost the narrative development and the summarizations at the end of each chapter all of which make this a useful student text. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 418 |
| LCCN: 2004301173 |
| Series: Advances in Applied Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.34" W x 9.2" (0.90 lbs) 239 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. 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 |