Sealey Alison, Carter Bob. Applied Linguistics As Social Science

(Advances in Applied Linguistics). - London, New York: Continuum, 2004. - 239 p.The book surveys the increasing dialogue between linguistics and social theory. It shows how social theory, applied linguistics and sociolinguistics share a set of common concerns, and how an analysis of these to produce a social scientific account of applied linguistics helps to explain the interaction between social structures, human agents and language.Foreword (Derek Layder)
Preface (Christopher N. Candlin and Srikant Sarangi)Making connections: some key issues in social theory and applied linguistics
Sociology and ideas about language
Language as a cultural emergent property
Researching language learning: theories, evidence, claims
Social categories and theoretical descriptions
Social domain theory: interpreting intercultural communication
Language in the world: properties and powers
A social realist approach to research in applied linguistics