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# Contents

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 What is language?
  - 1.1 Language, languages and linguistics
  - 1.2 Humans and other animals
- 2 Applied linguistics
  - 2.1 Defining the field
  - 2.2 Problems with ‘problem’
- 3 Using knowledge about language
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Further reading
- References

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