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UNINA9910457348103321 |
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Autore |
Davies Alan, Ph. D. |
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Titolo |
An introduction to applied linguistics [[electronic resource] ] : from practice to theory / / Alan Davies |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-95311-X |
9786610953110 |
0-7486-3356-1 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (214 p.) |
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Collana |
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Edinburgh textbooks in applied linguistics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Applied linguistics |
Linguistics |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-193) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: History and 'definitions'; Chapter 2: Doing being applied linguists: the importance of experience; Chapter 3: Language and language practices; Chapter 4: Applied linguistics and language learning/teaching; Chapter 5: Applied linguistics and language use; Chapter 6: The professionalising of applied linguists; Chapter 7: Applied linguistics: no 'bookish theoric'; Chapter 8: The applied linguistics challenge; Glossary; Exercises; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 increasing |
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