The handbook of applied linguistics / 
edited by Alan Davies and Catherine Elder. 
 - Malden, MA :  Blackwell Pub.,  2004. 
 - xvii, 866 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
 - Blackwell handbooks in linguistics ;  17 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>PART I: LINGUISTICS-APPLIED (L-A): Introduction to Part 1: Alan Davies.  Section 1:  1. Language Descriptions / Antony .J.Liddicoat and T.J.Curnow -- 2. Lexicography / Alan Kirkness.   Section 2:  3. SLA and Ultimate Attainment / David Birdsong -- 4. Language Corpora / Mike Stubbs -- 5. Discourse Analysis / Hiugh Trappes-Lomax.   Section 3:  6. British Sign Language / Rachel Sutton-Spence and Bencie Wol -- 7. Assessing Language Attitudes / Howard Giles and Antony L. Billings -- 8. Language Attrition / Monika S. Schmid and Kees de Bot -- 9. Language, Culture and Thought / Claire Kramsch -- 10. Conversation Analysis / Rod Gardner.   Section 4:  11. Language and the Law / John Gibbons -- 12. Language and Gender / Susan Ehrlich -- 13. Stylistics / John McRae and Urzula Clark.   Section 5:  14. Language and Politics / John Joseph -- 15. World Englishes / Kingsley Bolton.   Section 6:  16. The Philosophy of Applied Linguistics / Kanavillil Rajagopalan. PART II: APPLIED-LINGUISTICS (A-L): Introduction to Part 2: Catherine Elder.  Section 1:  17. The Native Speaker / Alan Davies -- 18. Language Minorities / John Edwards -- 19. Research Methods / James Dean Brown.   Section 2:  20. Language Learning / William Littlewood -- 21. Individual Differences in Language Learning / Rod Ellis -- 22. Social Influences on Language Learning / Gary Barkhuizen -- 23. Literacy Studies / Eddie Williams.   Section 3:  24. Fashions in Language Teaching Methodology / Bob Adamson -- 25. Computer Assisted Language Learning / Paul Gruba -- 26. Language Teacher Education / Richard Johnstone -- 27. Bilingual Education / Heather Lotherington -- 28. The Practice of LSP / Helen Basturkmen and Catherine Elder.  Section 4:  29. Language Maintenance / Anne Pauwels -- 30. Language Planning / Joseph Lo Bianco -- 31. Language Testing / Tim McNamara.   Section 5:  32. Critical Applied Linguistics / Alastair Pennycook. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0631228993 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003021505 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Applied linguistics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P129  / .H33 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>418