Applying cognitive linguistics to second language learning and teaching

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Applying cognitive linguistics to second language learning and teaching

"Cognitive linguistics is a relatively new discipline which is rapidly becoming mainstream and influential, particularly in the area of second language teaching. This book looks at how cognitive linguistics can inform our teaching, and lead to intriguing suggestions for alternative ways of presenting grammar and vocabulary in the language classroom"--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Language
English
Pages
212

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Table of Contents

I see less of the surroundings. The story feels different': Construal and Second Language Learning
More on Categories: Words, Morphemes, Parts of Speech, 'Grammar rules', Phonological Features and Intonation Patterns as Radial Categories
More about Spinsters and their Cats: Encyclopaedic Knowledge and Second Language Learning
'Eyebrow heads' and 'yummy mummies': Metaphor and Second Language Learning
'You'll find Jane Austen in the basement' ... or will you? Metonymy and Second Language Learning
What Have Bees, Macaque Monkeys and Humans got in Common? Embodied Cognition, Gesture and Second Language Learning
'Loud suits' and 'sharp cheese': Motivated language and Second Language Learning
'Brian sent Antarctica a walrus': Construction Grammars and Second Language Learning.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
418.0071
Library of Congress
P118.2 .L57 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 212 p. :
Number of pages
212

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24488668M
ISBN 10
0230219489
ISBN 13
9780230219489
LCCN
2009043522
OCLC/WorldCat
457772168

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15531445W

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