Solving Language Problems: From General to Applied Linguistics / Edition 1

by Aiden Cahill, Diane Davies, Steven Dodd, Rufus Gouws, R.R.K. Hartmann

Overview

The book provides an overview of key areas and will serve as a useful introductory text for those following university courses in this field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780859894845
Publisher:	University of Exeter Press
Publication date:	03/01/1996
Series:	Exeter Language and Lexicography , #20
Edition description:	1
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.98(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of 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.

Editorial Reviews

"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

From the Publisher

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

The Journal of Indo-European Studies