Applied Linguistics - journal - was created in 1980.

Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics was created in 1998.

Linguistics is the scientific study of languages and includes many theories to include other branches and disciplines of study such as Psychology, sociology, Anthropology,history,cognitive science etc.) is used to explain a language theory and it can be referred to as applied linguistics.

Fields of study in applied linguistics include socio linguistics,phonetics,historical linguistics,syntax,semantics,stylistics,cognitive linguistics and not limited to, second language acquisition, language testing, language program evaluation, forensic linguistics,& discourse analysis .

Pure linguistics is more theoretical, and applied linguistics is more practical and the testing of the theories.

The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) was established in 1959. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting language education and intercultural communication.

Linguistics and applied linguistics both study language, but linguistics focuses on the scientific study of language structure and use, while applied linguistics involves practical applications of linguistic theories to real-world issues such as language teaching, translation, and language policy. Both fields aim to understand and explain language phenomena.