An Introduction to Applied Linguistics: From Practice to Theory (Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics)
By Alan Davies.
Description
This second edition of the foundational textbook An Introduction to Applied Linguistics provides a state-of-the-art account of contemporary applied linguistics. The kinds of language problems of interest to applied linguists are discussed and a distinction drawn between the different research approach taken by theoretical linguists and by applied linguists to what seem to be the same problems. Professor Davies describes a variety of projects which illustrate the interests of the field and highlight the marriage it offers between practical experience and theoretical understanding. The increa...
ISBN(s)
0748633553, 9780748633555
