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Language in use [electronic resource] : cognitive and discourse perspectives on language and language learning / Andrea Tyler ... [et al.], editors.

Contributor(s): Tyler, Andrea | ebrary, Inc.
Series: Georgetown University round table on languages and linguistics series (2004): Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2005Description: xiv, 223 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Language acquisition | Cognitive grammar | Discourse analysisGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 401/.93 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
pt. 1. Language processing and first-language learning -- pt. 2. Issues in second-language learning -- pt. 3. Discourse resources and meaning construction -- pt. 4. Language and identity.
Summary: "This book explores how language is shaped by the nature of human cognition and social-cultural activity, by studying how language is used in context in interactions between at least two people in order to achieve some purpose. It brings together perspectives from cognitive linguistics, discourse analysis, and first and second language acquisition research"--Provided by the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.

pt. 1. Language processing and first-language learning -- pt. 2. Issues in second-language learning -- pt. 3. Discourse resources and meaning construction -- pt. 4. Language and identity.

"This book explores how language is shaped by the nature of human cognition and social-cultural activity, by studying how language is used in context in interactions between at least two people in order to achieve some purpose. It brings together perspectives from cognitive linguistics, discourse analysis, and first and second language acquisition research"--Provided by the publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.