What is Applied
Linguistics?
Applied
Linguistics is concerned with the systematic study of language structure, the
acquisition of first and subsequent languages, the role of language in
communication, and the status of language as the product of particular cultures
and other social groups.
A
background in linguistics is essential for language teachers, translators,
speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and many other language
professionals.
1.Applied linguistics is defined as ‘the academic
discipline concerned with the relation of knowledge about language to decision
making in the real world. (Cook in Davies 2007: 2)1
2.Applied linguistics is a discipline which explores the
relations between theory and practice in language with particular reference to
issues of language use. It embraces contexts in which people use and learn
languages and is a platform for systematically addressing problems involving
the use of language and communication in real world situations. Applied
linguistics draws on a range of disciplines, including linguistics. In
consequence, applied linguistics has applications in several areas of language
study, including language learning and teaching, the psychology of language
processing, discourse analysis, stylistics, corpus analysis, literacy studies
and language planning and policies. (Knight, Dawn)
3.Applied linguistics is the academic field which connects
knowledge about language to decision-making in the real world.” (Simpson, 2011,
1)5
4.Applied linguistics is 1) the study of second and foreign
language learning and teaching. 2) the study of language and linguistics in
relation to practical problems, such as LEXICOGRAPHY, TRANSLATION, SPEECH
PATHOLOGY, etc. Applied linguistics uses information from sociology,
psychology, anthropology, and INFORMATION THEORY as well as from linguistics in
order to develop its own theoretical models of language and language use, and
then uses this information and theory in practical areas such as syllabus
design, SPEECH THERAPY, LANGUAGE PLANNING, STYLISTICS, etc. (Richards, Scmidt
2002: 28)6
Applied
Linguistics:
- Examines the structure of
language and its role in communication
- Explores how children acquire
language
- Studies how the skills of
second-language speakers develop
- Investigates how the social or
cultural environment interacts with language
The
Scope of Applied Linguistics
According to Corder (1974) in Mai Mustafa Fouad
Rafat Ali, the scope of applied linguistics is the utilization of the knowledge
about the nature of language achieved by linguistics research for the
improvement of the efficiency of some practical task in which language is a
central component.
In other side, Mai Mustafa Fouad Rafat Ali
stated that the scope of applied linguistics includes:
1. Language and Teaching
2. Language and Society
3. Language Education/Learning
4. Language, Work and Law
5. Language, Information and Effect
In this time,Im going to explain more detail
about Psycolinguistics
Psycholinguistics
a. psycholinguistics is
a field of study that combines psychology and linguistics. It covers language
development. (Lim Kiat Boey).
b. psycholinguistics is the
study of human language –language comprehension, language production, and
language acquisition (E.M. Hatch)
The three
primary processes investigated in Psycholinguistics
Language
production
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Language
acquisition
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When
is psycholinguistics studied?
Ø Psycholinguistics research started
as far banck as plato,who was interested in human knowledge and
language,however,it became a concern in linguistics during the second half of
the nineteenth century with linguist looking at language acquisition,
Ø In 1960,Charles hockett published a
list of design feautures of human language,where he identified 13 different
feautures,that the language we use to communicates as human ,is characterized by.
Ø In the late twentieth century,willem
levelt did a great deal of study on what he called ‘the menta lexicon’.his work
has become more prominentin recent years,especially his research into speech
production.
Ø Since the 1990s,theadvances in brain
scanning and mapping have provided new information for
psycholinguistics,meaning we can now see brain activity relating to word
processing ,comprehension.
Expert in Psycholinguistic
Charles E. Osgood
Penghargaan: Beasiswa Guggenheim untuk Kemanusiaan, AS & Kanada
1945-46
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Research Associate, Yale
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of
Connecticut
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1949-52
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois
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1952-84
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Professor of Communications and Psychology, University of
Illinois
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1957-84
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Director of Communications Research Center, University of
Illinois
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Major themes developed and
researched:
Psycholinguistic research and theory
Cross-cultural research on affective meaning and
attribution of feelings
Psycho-social dynamics and the prospects for
mankind
Associations:
Guggenheim Fellow
Fellow, Center Advanced Study in Behavioral
Sciences, Palo Alto
Member, American Psychological Association
(president, 1962-63)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
I'm
sorry if there are many mistakes in this blog. I hope you will get the
knowledge from this blog.Thank you:)
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