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Auteur(s) : Bouchard, Jérémie
Titre(s) : Complexity, emergence, and causality in applied linguistics [Texte imprimé] / Jérémie Bouchard
Publication : Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, copyright 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XI-452 p.) ; 22 cm
Note(s) : Includes index
This book suggests that applied linguistics research is inherently concerned with
complexity, emergence and causality, and because of this it also requires a robust
social ontology. The book identifies and unpacks a range of conceptual issues in applied
linguistics from a social realist perspective, and provides a critique of successionism
and interpretivism as two dominant and enduring empiricist tendencies in the field.
From this critique, it considers the emergence of complex dynamic system theory as
viable yet not entirely unproblematic conceptual sophistication of current applied
linguistics research. Although the growing popularity of complex dynamic system theory
is undeniable and understandable, this book argues that its integration within a social
realist ontology is necessary for further developments in the field. The book will
be of interest to applied linguists and social scientists interested in language-related
issues including language learning and teaching, language change, language policy
and planning, bilingualism/multilingualism, and language and identity. Jeremie Bouchard
is a language teacher and sociolinguist with a penchant for social theory. His current
interest centers on claims about language and its real-world uses made within applied
linguistics research
Sujet(s) : Linguistique appliquée
Complexité (linguistique)
Indice(s) Dewey :
418 (23e éd.) = Langues - Usage standard
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-3-030-88031-6 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47243361c
Notice n° :
FRBNF47243361
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Table des matières : Chapter 1: Introduction ; Chapter 2: The Need for a Renewed Applied Linguistics
; Chapter 3: The structure agency debate and its relevance to applied linguistics
; Chapter 4: Social Realism and Social Cultural Morphogenesis ; Chapter 5: Complex
Systems and Social Cultural Morphogenesis ; Chapter 6: Social Realism and Applied
Linguistics ; Chapter 7: Complex Dynamic System Theory and Applied Linguistics ;
Chapter 8: Bridging Complexity and Social Realist Theories in Applied Linguistics
; Chapter 9: Conclusion.