Solving Language Problems
From General to Applied Linguistics
Published on 1. March 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
204 pages
978-0-85989-484-5 (ISBN)
Description
The book provides an overview of key areas and will serve as a useful introductory text for those following university courses in this field.
Reviews / Votes
"This book combines an analysis of current problem-based issues with a reliable survey of the basic points in modern linguistics, making it a valuable guide in applied linguistics." (The Journal of Indo-European Studies, 1998)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Exter
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85989-484-5 (9780859894845)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
R.R.K. HARTMANN is Director of the MA/Diploma Course in Applied Linguistics and Reader in Applied Linguistics at the Department of Linguistics, University of Exeter. He is a co-author of a Dictionary of Language and Linguistics (1972), editor of several lexicographical books, founding Secretary and former President of EURALEX, as well as editorial adviser to all the major lexicographical periodicals and series in Europe.
Content
Contents: Introduction - from general to applied linguistics, Aiden Cahill & Reinhard Hartmann; phonetics & phonology, Steven Dodd & Jon Mills; transformational-generative grammar & its relevance to other language-related fields, Mersedeh Proctor; systematic grammar & the description of English, Steven Dodd; aspects of lexical semantics, Rufus Gouws; what marks language as discourse? from prose to poetry, Mersedeh Proctor; psycholinguistics - the study of language acquisition & its use, Aiden Cahill; sociolinguistics and the pragmatics of teaching, Mike O'Rourke; orientations in language teaching and testing, Diane Davies; lexicography as an applied linguistics discipline, Reinhard Hartmann; computers in applied linguistics, Jon Mills.