applied linguistics

American  

noun

1. linguistic theory as applied to such fields as lexicography, psychology, the teaching of reading, the creation of orthographies, and especially language teaching.

2. the study of practical applications of linguistics, as to telephone engineering, data processing, and data retrieval.

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Etymology

Origin of applied linguistics

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Blanka Klímová, an associate professor of applied linguistics at the University of Hradec Králové in Czechia, says that Replika has been useful for her students to practise informal English.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2023

Uju Anya, an associate professor of applied linguistics at Carnegie Mellon University, has seen the same Black hair challenges play out since the 1990s, she said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2023

One subfield of applied linguistics is language acquisition theory, which focuses on the ways in which people learn language.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

It’s a distancing tactic, says Philip Seargeant, senior lecturer in applied linguistics at the Open University.

From The Guardian • Mar. 14, 2017

He has a doctorate in applied linguistics from Lancaster University in Britain and has served as the president of An-Najah National University in the West Bank city of Nablus since 1998.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2013