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Language for specific purposes

Language for specific purposes (LSP) has been primarily used to refer to two areas within applied linguistics: One focusing on the needs in education and trainingOne with a focus on research on language variation across a particular subject fieldLSP can be used with any target language needed by the learners as a tool for specific purposes, and has often been applied to English (English for specific purposes, or ESP).

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