Contemporary Applied Linguistics Volume 2 (eBook, PDF)

Volume Two Linguistics for the Real World
Redaktion: Wei, Li; Cook, Vivian

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Written by internationally renowned academics, this volume provides a snapshot of the field of applied linguistics, and illustrates how linguistics is informing and engaging with neighbouring disciplines.

Chapters in this second volume present an overview of new (and interdisciplinary) applications of linguistics to such diverse fields as economics, law, religion, tourism, media studies and health care. Both volumes represent the best of current practice in applied linguistics, and will be invaluable to students and researchers looking for an overview of the field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441120755
• Artikelnr.: 38305474

Autorenporträt

Li Wei is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Birbeck, University of London, UK. Vivian Cook is Professor Applied Linguistics at the University of Newcastle, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Language in the globalized world \ 1. Multilingualism
Gender and Globalization
Aneta Pavlenko & Ingrid Pillar \ 2. Language and Economy
Florian Coulmas \ 3. Linguistic Diversity
Biodiversity and Poverty
Suzanne Romaine \ 4. Discourse in Organizations and Workplace
Britt-Louise Gunnarsson \ 5. Multimodal Discourses
Gu Yueguo \ 6. Language and Culture
Nick Enfield \ 7. Language in Legal Contexts/Forensic Linguistics
John Gibbons \ 8. Translation and Politics
Christina Schaeffner \ 9. Religious Language Management
Bernard Spolsky \ 10. Language and the Brain
Marjorie Lorch \ 11. Clinical Linguistics
Martin Ball & Nicole Mueller \ 12. Sign Linguistics
Sign Language Learning and Sign Bilingualism
Gary Morgan & Bencie Woll \ Bibliography \ Index