Cook, Guy
(2010).
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444809990140 |
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Abstract
At a time of diminishing resources, the sum of apparently minor personal decisions about food can have immense impact. These individual choices are heavily influenced by language, as those with vested interests seek to persuade individuals to act in certain ways. This makes the language of food politics a fitting area for an expanding applied linguistics oriented towards real-world language-related problems of global and social importance. The paper draws upon five consecutive research projects to show how applied linguistics research may contribute to public policy and debate, and also how, by entering such new arenas, it can develop its own methods and understanding of contemporary language use.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2010 Cambridge University Press |
| ISSN: | 0261-4448 |
| Keywords: | applied linguistics; food policy; GMOs; organic food; school dinners |
| Academic Unit/School: | Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Languages and Applied Linguistics Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) |
| Item ID: | 21269 |
| Depositing User: | Guy Cook |
| Date Deposited: | 04 May 2010 10:00 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Oct 2016 17:20 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/21269 |
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