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ERIC Number: EJ549167
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0802-6106
Language, Ageing and Ageism: A Project for Applied Linguistics.
Coupland, Nikolas
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, v7 n1 p26-48 1997
Reviews the research on ageing, focusing on issues of multi-disciplinarity versus inter-disciplinarity; research orientations to "subject" populations; ethical imperatives in language research; interactivity; and linguistic versus ideological perspectives. Makes a case for considering research on language and ageing as falling within an ideologically grounded applied linguistics. (51 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Applied Linguistics, Change Agents, Discourse Analysis, Ethics, Ideology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Research, Psycholinguistics, Sociocultural Patterns, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: Retuning Applied Linguistics.