Applied Linguistics
Applied LinguisticsProf.Ravinder Gargesh
Applied linguistics can be defined as an area of activity consisting of language related concerns that go beyond the study of the forms and functions of language for their own shake.By doing so, the discipline has contributed by developing new perspectives and frames of reference for different areas of language related concerns such as in the domains of language teaching, stylistic, translation, lexicography, language policy, natural language processing by computers, speech, pathology, terminology development, forensic analysis, etc.
In this way, applied linguistics provides help to those who are in need of such knowledge in their language related practices.
Although it is true that applied linguistics presupposed a knowledge of linguistics, it is also true that applied linguistics helps in developing linguistics theory by not only providing insights from other diciplines, but also at times by providing new challenging data.--- Bounger to the Linguistic Society of America on December 28th, 1972 stressed the fact that while subject and verbs agree, linguist should deal with the question whether statements and facts agree. Once we move in this direction, the 'big lie' becomes the proper object of study for linguists, and a necessary one ,especially when lying is cultivated by the government, politicians, journalists, writers, and even by linguists as an art. (Bolinger,1973).
In a similar context, Srivastava (1990:11), in his 'Address to the Indian Linguists' viewed applied linguistics as "a socially meaningful academic activity since here linguists are called to utilize their knowledge and skill to reveal the implicit assumption made by speakers for the benefit of common users." This brings applied linguistics right into the centre of language related social concerns. The scientific perspective of linguistics, it is believed, will help in solving langauge related social concerns.
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