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Behrens, Susan J., 1959-. Parker, Judith A.

Language in the real world : an introduction to linguistics / [edited by] Susan J. Behrens and Judith A. Parker.

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;   New York, NY :   Routledge,   2010.  

xiii, 377 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

9780415774673 (hbk : alk. paper) 0415774675 (hbk : alk. paper) 9780415774680 (pbk : alk. paper) 0415774683 (pbk : alk. paper)

Section I: Language, education, and cultural change: 1. Language variation: students and teachers reflect on accents and dialects / Behrens, Susan J., Sperling, Rebecca L. -- 2. Speech communities: language as a mediator of messages and perceptions / Ebsworth, Miriam Eisenstein -- 3. Teaching pronunciation: using phonology in the ESL and foreign language classroom / Labov, Joanna -- Section II: Literature, translation, and computers: 4. Lexicography: what dictionaries reveal about language and dictionary makers / Fallon, Paul D. -- 5. Text translation: approaching otherness / Boldt, Mary, Roncero, Esperanza -- 6. Machine translation: the challenge of ambiguity / Decker, Nan -- 7. The n-word, the f-word, and and all that jazz: race, sex, and transgressive language in contemporary American literature and popular culture / Gillespie, Carmen -- Section III: anguage, power, and identity: 8. Language, power, and sexual assault: women's voices on rape and social change / Parker, Judith A., Mahlstedt, Debrah -- 9. Gender, language, and power: surname or sirname? / Boxer, Diana -- 10. Linguistics as a forensic science: the case of author identification / Chaski, Carole E. -- Section IV: Forms of language and communication: 11. First language acquisition: developing native linguistic competence / Graziano-King, Janine, Cairns, Helen Smith -- 12. ASL: a visual language / Villanueva, Miako, Twain, Deanna, Wood, Laura Leigh -- 13. Animal communication: the "language" of honey bees / Mangum, Wyatt A. -- Section V: Language and communication science: 14. Communication disorders: a personal perspective / Jablon, Ann D. -- 15. Analyzing narratives: an example of cross-cultural research methods / Stein, Cecile L. -- 16. Neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics: contributions to understanding healthy aging and dementia / Neumann, Yael, Carozza, Linda, Georgiou, Anastasia -- 17. Language of children with autism: the two worlds underlying verbal communication / Blank, Marion, Cull, Mary Beth.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Applied linguistics.