Handbook of Applied Language, Linguistics & Literature

Applied linguistics is a particular field of linguistic exploration that not only studies linguistics in a theoretical manner, but also examines how language and literature have an actual impact on society and on people’s lives. It is an interdisciplinary field of linguistics that identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems. This book covers with a general overview that considers the origins of language, frames the discipline within its historical context, and looks at how linguists acquire new data.