Date: 06-Jun-2006 From: Elizabeth Gangeri <Elizabeth.Gangerierlbaum.com> Subject: Language Misconceived: Janicki
Title: Language Misconceived
Subtitle: Arguing for Applied Cognitive Sociolinguistics
Published: 2006
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
http://www.erlbaum.com/
Author: Karol Janicki, University of Bergen
Hardback: ISBN: 0805856803 Pages: 208 Price: U.S. $ 59.95
Paperback: ISBN: 080585682X Pages: 208 Price: U.S. $ 22.50
Abstract:
Linguistics is important. An understanding of linguistic principles is as essential to the layperson as it is to the language scholar. Using concrete examples from politics, law, and education, this book shows how people misconceive language every day and what the consequences of misconceptions can be. Since the meanings of words are often fuzzy at best, this volume argues for a flexible approach to meaning and definitions, and demonstrates how this approach can help us understand many conflicts. It is an alternative way of viewing and doing sociolinguistics.
"Language Misconceived: Arguing for Applied Cognitive Sociolinguistics" offers many specific suggestions and guidelines for approaching a linguistic project. The ideas expressed in this book have been class tested for several years. Students enthusiastically appreciate the connections drawn between linguistics and real-life problems. The goal is to help students of sociolinguistics avoid pitfalls that may inhibit research.
"Language Misconceived: Arguing for Applied Cognitive Sociolinguistics" is intended primarily for graduate and Ph.D. students of linguistics, especially those interested in applying linguistics to fields like politics, law, and education. It may also be recommended to seasoned linguists as well as researchers in communication, sociology, psychology, and education.
Linguistic Field(s):
Applied Linguistics
Semantics
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