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Publication details [#43937]
Duff, Patricia A., Carol Chapelle and Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, eds. 2006. Inference and Generalizability in Applied Linguistics: Multiple perspectives. (Language Learning & Language Teaching 12). John Benjamins. vi+248 pp. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)
Publication type
Book – edited volume
Publication language
English
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Concepts such as dependability/generalization and inferences are dealt with implicitly or explicitly in any research undertaken in applied linguistics. This volume provides a well-balanced and cross-disciplinary perspective on how researchers conceptualize inferences about learner acquisition and performances as well as dependability and generalizability of findings. The book is a collection of chapters by researchers in applied linguistics, working in diverse domains such as vocabulary, syntax, discourse analysis, SLA, and language testing. The goal of the book is to bring attention to these issues, which underpin much of applied linguistics research and to highlight what is considered good practice so as to buttress confidence in the research claims made.