books and articles related to applied linguistics

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Applied Linguistics

Name : Yosie Syahfitra A.

NIM : 2201409043

Rombel : Monday, 3-4 (Topics in Applied Linguistics)

Applied Linguistics Definitions

1. ‘Applied Linguistics itself may be seen as an autonomous, problem-solving disciple, concerned broadly with language (mainly, but not exclusively second language) education and language problems in society’ (Steve McDonough, 2002)

2. ‘The branch of linguistics concerned with practical applications of language studies, with particular emphasis on the communicative function of language, and including such professional practices as lexicography, terminology, general or technical translation, language teaching (general or specialized language, mother tongue or second language), writing, interpretation, and computer processing of language.’ (BTB Translation Bureau Canada)

3. ‘Applied Linguistics is the point at which all the branches of linguistics intersect with other disciplines.’ (Robert Kaplan, 1980)

4. ‘an amalgam of research interests’ (David Block, 2009)

5. ‘Applied linguistics is an area of work that deals with language use in professional settings, translation, speech pathology, literacy, and language education; and it is not merely the application of linguistic knowledge to such settings but is a semiautonomous and interdisciplinary . . . domain of work that draws on but is not dependent on areas such as sociology, education, anthropology, cultural studies, and psychology.’

5. (Alastair Pennycook, Critical Applied Linguistics: A Critical Introduction. Routledge, 2001)

The Scope of Applied Linguistics

- AL investigates language in use

- linguistic descriptions of language and methods of linguistic enquiry

- aim is NOT to contribute to descriptions of language, but to solve practical problems