Language in the Context of Use: Discourse and Cognitive Approaches to Language
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Other Authors: Tyler, Andrea (Editor), Kim, Yiyoung (Editor), Takada, Mari (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin Mouton de Gruyter 2008
Series:Cognitive Linguistics Research 37
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Item Description:The volume explores key convergences between cognitive and discourse approaches to language and language learning, both first and second. The emphasis is on the role of language as it is used in everyday interaction and as it reflects everyday cognition. The contributors share a usage-based perspective on language - whether they are examining grammar or metaphor or interactional dynamics - which situates language as part of a broader range of systems which underlie the organization of social life and human thought. While sharing fundamental assumptions about language, the particulars of the ar
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (VI, 365 Seiten)
ISBN:9783110199123

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