Modern Applied Linguistics

Author: N. Krishnaswamy,S.K. Verma and M. Nagarajan

Brand: Laxmi Publications

Features:

• Chapter One: LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY Unit 1 Language as a Socio-cultural System Unit 2 Linguistic Competence and Communicative Competence Communicative Competence Unit 3 Variations in Language Unit 4 Languages in Contact Unit 5 Code-Switching as a Communicative Strategy Unit 6 Linguistic and Social Inequality Unit 7 Language and Culture
• Chapter Two: LANGUAGE AND MIND Unit 8 Language as a Psychological System Unit 9 Language Acquisition Unit 10 Language Production Unit 11 Second Language Acquisition
• Chapter Three: LANGUAGE AS DISCOURSE Unit 12 Text and Discourse Unit 13 Discourse: The Social Interaction Approach Unit 14 Discourse: The Mental Model Approach Unit 15 Discourse and Notions of Textuality Unit 16 Discourse Processing and Reading
• Chapter Four: LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Unit 17 The Language of Literature: Focus on Theory Unit 18 Stylistics: From Theory to Practice Unit 19 After Structuralism Unit 20 Narratology
• Chapter Five: LANGUAGE AND PEDAGOGY Unit 21 Educational Linguistics Unit 22 Approaches to Language Teaching Unit 23 An Indian Experiment Suggested Reading

Binding: paperback

Release Date: 01-01-2016

Details: Modern Applied Linguistics is a post graduate text. It covers all the major areas of applied linguistics such as: sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, discourse analysis and narratology, stylistics and post-structuralism, educational linguistics and language teaching, translation, lexicology, Language and sex, Language and machine, etc. This comprehensive textbook is pedagogical in its approach: basic concepts and essential terminology are explained. The exercises at the end of each unit will enable the students to 'do' applied linguistics, work with a variety of problems and grasp the basic concepts. These examples and problems are drawn from Indian language situations, but examples from other languages and situations are also included. About The Author: N. Krishnaswamy, Professor at the CIEFL, Hyderabad, has taught linguistics and English grammar for thirty years: He is the author of Modern English, co-author Modern Linguistics (OUP), Current English for Colleges, Creative English for Communication and several other books. S.K. Verma is presently the Director of the CIEFL, Hyderabad. He has taught linguistics and applied linguistics for thirty years at a number of universities in India, U.K., U.S.A., Australia, Belgium, Singapore, etc. and the co-author of Modern Linguistics (OUP) and four other books. M. Nagarajan teaches English at the National Collage, Tiruchirappalli. He has taught English for about 15 years and has done extensive research in areas like bilingual approaches to language teaching, narratology, etc.

EAN: 9789351381242

Package Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English