Applied Linguistics

By
Muhammad Akram Khan
M.Phil Linguistics 2020
 
 Applied Linguistic
Definition

 
Applied linguistics the theoretical
and empirical investigation of real-
world problems in which language
is a central issue” (Brumfit)
 Applied Linguistic
Definition

 
Need for Applied linguistic

Definition
 Applied Linguistic
Definition

It is generally known a branch of

 
Linguistics that deal with the practical
application of language studies such as
language teaching ,translation and
speech therapy.
• The term 'applied linguistics' refers to
wider range of activities which involve
solving some language-related problem
or addressing some language-related
concern.
 The need for The AL
* The importance and needs of Applied Linguistics lies
in the significant role it has in solving language-related
 
problems.

* Language is crucial to human lives. Without language,

most important activities ,such as learning making
friends, holding or rejecting religious faith, having
political ideals, playing, preparing and eating foods etc,
will be inconceivable. Throughout the history and across
the world, people have been using language to
communicate.
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In our world there are many rapid changes. These
changes affect how people use language.
 
Hence, people need to investigate and understand the
facts of language use, to organize and formalize what they
know and to subject their knowledge to rational
consideration and critical analysis.

Only by doing so, people will be able to set out the

options for action and the reasoning behind them.
 Scope of Applied Linguistics

scope is  defined as area of study

• These areas can be identified under three

headlines.
1. Language and education
2. Language work & Law
3. Language Information & effect
 Scope of Applied
Linguistics

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Language and education
 

•First Language •Second / Additional

education language education

•Language education •Clinical linguistics

•Language testing
 Scope of Applied
Linguistics

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Language work and law
 

Work Place
communication

Language planning

Forensic linguistics
 Scope of Applied
Linguistics

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Language Information & Effect
 

Literary stylistics Information designing

Lexicography
Critical discourse analysis

Translation and
interpretation
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Difference Between Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

 
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Generative Linguistics

It is a school of thought with in

Linguistics that make use of the
 
concept of Generative Grammar

Competence
Performance

Representation Way the

of Language in people use
mind
language
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Prescribing and
Describing popular
view of correctness

Children Language at home and School

Description vs Prescription

An Applied Linguistic
perspective
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Children Language at
home and School

Standard Dialects

Dialects are regional

Use in written & Social class
communication verities of language
,taught in which differ from
schools, codified standard ,in
pronunciation
in dictionaries
,grammar,
and books vocabulary and
seldom in written
down .
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Descriptive
vs
Prescriptive

Descriptive
What
What does
does happen
happen Prescriptive Saying
Saying what
what ought
ought to
to
happen
happen

A descriptive
A descriptive grammar is
grammar is aa
study
study of
of a language,
a language, its its Prescriptive
Prescriptive grammar’ refers
grammar’ refers
structure, and its
structure, and its rules as they are
rules as they are to
to a
a set
set of
of norms
norms governing
governing
used in daily life by its speakers
used in daily life by its speakers how
how sentences should or
sentences should or
from
from all
all walks
walks of
of life,
life, including
including should not be formed rather
should not be formed rather
standard and nonstandard
standard and nonstandard than
than describing
describing how
how language
language
varieties
varieties is
is really
really used.
used.