Literature and Language


Language Perspectives, Applied Linguistics and Their Role in English Language Teaching

Article Number: PDF244727 Volume 01 | Issue 01 | January - 2019 ISSN: UA
11th Sep, 2018
06th Oct, 2018
11th Dec, 2018
18th Jan, 2019

Authors

Abdul Faruk

Abstract

There are many researches has been carried out to understand and resolve the problems of language in general and in English language with applied linguistics. The phenomenon of language is very complex in general. According to the Finegan and Besiner, language is the limited system of elements and principles that ease the speakers to do their communicative jobs and to contruct their sentences. According to the Brumfit, applied linguistics is the theoretical and experimental investigation of of real world problems where language is the main problem. Applied linguistic is the emerging discipline in terms of Grabe. The aim of this article is to discuss applied linguistics with the context of English language teaching and gives a special emphasis to the influence of applied linguistics on English language and also discussed about the linkage between linguistics and language teaching. Keywords: Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Language, English Language Teaching

Introduction

The main aim of the linguistics is to deliver valid analysis of language structure. For the explanation of phenomenon in language, establishment of the coherent set of independent principles is needed to which the linguistic theory is concerned with. Every language is adapted by the community itself whether the language is industrialized or not but there is no language which is primitive. Language should not be the value of judgement, it is neutral. Lay people attitude to those people who uses language and tends to confuse the language. The use of language is determnined by the rules of language consisted by language itself.

Characterising language

The definitions of language of linguist is diferent. However, language used for the purpose of communication of humans and is a system of vocal signs with and internal structures. It is a secondry function of delivering the social message. The forms of languages varies greatly due to this it can eb imagine about the thinking of the person by his native language. Metalanguage is the language which are used to talk about the languages and the language which are investigated is termed as the object language. There are many ways of collecting the object language such as institutions, the use of a text copy or elicitation from other native speakers.

Structural notions in linguistics

At a time, language can be observed at one point is called synchronically or over a period of time that is diachronically.

The difference between the act of uttering language and the system of a language is very significant. The ‘significant’, the sign which descrtibes to a ‘signifies’ and which is signified outside of the language is distinguished by the linguistics. For example:

‘Significant’ ‘Signifie’

Word in language Object in world

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Arbitrary relationship (set by social convention)

In linguistic, syntagm is the linear ordering of elements and the paradigm is the vertical array of possible elements for a slot. 

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