INTRO APPLIED LINGUISTICS

INTRODUCING APPLIED LINGUISTICS PROVIDES IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF KEY AREAS IN THE SUBJECT, AS WELL AS INTRODUCING THE ESSENTIAL STUDY SKILLS NEEDED FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN THE FIELD. INTRODUCING APPLIED LINGUISTICS * IS ORGANISED INTO TWO SECTIONS THE FIRST INTRODUCING KEY CONCEPTS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS; AND THE SECOND DEVOTED TO THE STUDY SKILLS STUDENTS NEED TO SUCCEED. * FEATURES SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED CHAPTERS FROM KEY AUTHORITIES WHO ADDRESS CORE AREAS OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS, INCLUDING BOTH TRADITIONAL AND MORE CUTTING EDGE TOPICS, SUCH AS GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, LANGUAGE IN THE MEDIA, FORENSIC LINGUISTICS, AND MUCH MORE. * CONTAINS A STUDY SKILLS SECTION OFFERING GUIDANCE ON A RANGE OF SKILLS, SUCH AS HOW TO STRUCTURE AND ORGANISE AN ESSAY, THE CONVENTIONS OF REFERENCING, HOW TO DESIGN RESEARCH PROJECTS, PLUS MANY MORE. * IS SUPPORTED BY A LIVELY COMPANION WEBSITE, WHICH INCLUDES INTERACTIVE EXERCISES, INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS AND WHY THEY,VE WRITTEN THE BOOK, AND ANNO