TY - BOOK AU - ALAN DAVIES TI - INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED LINGUISTICS SN - 9780748633555 U1 - 418 PY - 2007/// CY - EDINBURGH PB - EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS KW - APPLIED LINGUISTICS N2 - The kinds of language problems of interest to applied linguists are discussed and a distinction drawn between the different research approach taken by theoretical linguists and by applied linguists to what seem to be the same problems. Author describes a variety of projects which illustrate the interests of the field and highlight the marriage it offers between practical experience and theoretical understanding. ER -