What does "applied linguistics" mean?

The interdisciplinary field of linguistics that identifies, investigates and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems.

Applied linguistics

Q: What is a synonym for "applied linguistics"?

Common synonyms include: academic language development, educational linguistics, functional instruction, functional linguistics, language in practice, language teaching science.

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Noun

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The interdisciplinary field of linguistics that identifies, investigates and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems. uncountable

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academic language development educational linguistics functional instruction functional linguistics language in practice language teaching science

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abstract instruction biblical languages pure linguistics rote learning

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