{"product_id":"9780826455208","title":"Applied Linguistics as Social Science","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eApplied Linguistics as Social Science\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Alison Sealey, Bob Carter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eApplied Linguistics as Social Science surveys the increasing dialogue between linguistics and social theory. The book shows how social theory, applied linguistics and sociolinguistics share a set of common concerns, and how an analysis of these to produce a social scientific account of applied linguistics helps to explain the interaction between social structures, human agents and language. Foreword • Introduction • Making connections: some key issues in social theory and applied linguistics • Sociology and ideas about language • Language as a cultural emergent property • Researching language learning: theories, evidence, claims • Social categories and theoretical descriptions • Social domain theory: interpreting intercultural communication • Language in the world: properties and powers • A social realist approach to research in applied linguistics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780826455208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40652324536526,"sku":"9780826455208","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780826455208","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}