Full Description
With its comprehensive coverage of applied linguistics, this is the definitive 12-volume reference for scholars and practitioners wanting to expand their understanding of language
Applied linguistics research investigates language-related problems that arise in all real-world contexts where languages are learned and used. The second edition of The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics is an essential resource that reflects the dynamic growth and interdisciplinary nature of the field. Extensively revised throughout, the Encyclopedia addresses contemporary areas of research such as digital ethnography, corpus-assisted discourse analysis, grammar in legal writing, pragmatics in internet communication automatic speech recognition for second language learning, as well as applied linguists' perspectives on culture, posthumanism, and the global spread of English. With contributions from scores of international experts, this encyclopedia offers unparalleled breadth and depth, inviting readers to expand their understanding of methods used to study language, and language-related issues throughout the world.
Providing scholars, educators, and practitioners with the tools to understand and respond to language-related issues across multiple domains, The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics:
Provides coverage spanning 27 key areas of applied linguistics
Contains a wealth of new entries covering emerging topics such as Artificial Intelligence
Features commissioned entries by leading international scholars, including both established authorities and rising stars in the field
Draws upon many interdisciplinary fields including cognitive science, sociology, education, and global policy
Offers insights into the connections of language with education, professions, the law, technology, diversity, globalization, and culture
The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, Second Edition, is an indispensable reference for professors, researchers, and practitioners, including language educators, curriculum developers, and policymakers, as well as students taking linguistics and applied linguistics courses at all levels.
Contents
Volume 1
List of Entries by Area vii
Alphabetical List of Entries xxv
General Editor xli
Area Editors xlii
Contributors xlix
Introduction to The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics lxxvii
Acknowledgments lxxxiv
Instructed Second Language Acquisition 1
Assessment and Testing 355
Volume 2
Technology and Language 765
Language for Specific Purposes 951
Forensic Linguistics 1207
Volume 3
World Englishes 1329
Translation and Interpreting 1507
Language Policy and Planning 1857
Volume 4
Bilingualism and Multilingualism 2021
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 2293
Volume 5
Second Language Acquisition and the Multilingual Mind 2525
Social, Dynamic, and Complexity Theory Approaches to Second Language Development 2851
Volume 6
Language Ideology, Culture and Context 3073
Critical Applied Linguistics 3439
Volume 7
Qualitative Methods 3597
Quantitative Methods 3873
Mixed Methods Research 4165
Volume 8
Corpus Linguistics 4311
Conversation Analysis 4603
Analysis of Discourse and Interaction 4785
Volume 9
Discourse 4949
Literacy 5171
Multimodal Communication 5355
Volume 10
Pragmatics 5515
Grammar 5775
Volume 11
Lexis 6071
Phonetics, Phonology, and Pronunciation 6409
Volume 12
Biographies 6709
Index 7331
