Can you summarise this applied linguistic inquiry that we will identify here.Belore moving on, we need to mention or furtser horizon in applied lingustics This Larthest horragn consists of subjcere liar are sometinies listed by textboks and other reference sources as subdisgiplinss within appled linguistics, and which corainly address realiwoRd problems as which language is a central issue, but which are not usually regarded as subtields of applied linguistics by protitioners in thess fields themselves Some of these fields, such as translation studies, lexicograpsy (the study and practice of dictionary compilation) and stylistics the sudy of liow linguistic style pariss across literary teats and other text typos), hae what miglit he called a senn-ausonomious relationshup with applied linguistics While researchers in these fields rarely if ever thilk of themselves as appliedHere, the important point to note is that this massive expansion of the applied analysis linguistics curriculum has led to a somewhat confused situation, in does which some people still understand applied linguistics in the narrow way discussed carfier (ve as the academic study of foreign language teaching) while others see it in the broader termit that we have fus, reviewed above Similarly, there are MA juogrammes in applied linguistic that focus exclustely on ELT, wheres atother universites you can do an applied lingulties degree withou focusing on tT at allatiis no donb in recognition of these divisions and contradicions that the Leopmen Dictrouy el Lingage Toning sol Agglel Lingeitic cited enlier in this chapter delines applied linguistics in two different wah, as follows.Issues of justice and equity also inform two other important developments Applied in applied linguistics, forensic linguistics and critical discourse analysis The linguistics what < former focuses on applications of linguistic knowledge to the egal process, and the latter aims to identify and critique ways in which linguistic choices what - olensic Linguistics the interests of powerful groups in society, and 10 oppos and language practices are used to manipulate public opinion, to promote Crite cal disadvantage and discriminate against others.By 'mainstream' we mean educational contexts which are primarily funded and influenced by the state, rather than the English language eaching, (g cog ca whach lngue n he pao ce Linguistics and concerns of teachers working in private language schools or for Applied cultural exchange organisations such as the British Council or the Peace Corps.This 'pew horizon' in amplied linguistics spans several distingt content areas.