Solving Language Problems

From General to Applied Linguistics

Contributions by Aiden Cahill, Diane Davies, Steven Dodd, Rufus Gouws, R.R.K. Hartmann, Jon Mills, Mike O'Rourke, Mersedeh Proctor Edited by R.R.K. Hartmann

Publication date:

01 March 1996

Publisher

University of Exeter Press

Dimensions:

228x150mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780859894845

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

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.

“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)