What is This Thing Called Language? David Nunan

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Zusammenfassung

This book is a lively introduction to the study of language by the renowned linguist, David Nunan. Drawing on a wide range of anecdotes, Nunan offers a thought-provoking way in to the basics of language study. The book is framed by accessible features including questions, further reading and a glossary of linguistic terminology and key linguists.

What is This Thing Called Language? Zusammenfassung

What is This Thing Called Language? David Nunan

Written in a friendly style, drawing on a wide range of anecdotes from the author's own experience, this book provides an ideal starting point for those approaching language study. Nunan's enthusiasm and the immediacy of his examples offer students a thought-provoking way into the basics of study such as syntax, morphology and phonology. Raising awareness about the different ways language is used, this book provides a solid linguistic framework and lots of suggestions for where to find out more.

What is This Thing Called Language? Bewertungen

'The book is written in a very relaxed and readable style...a useful companion reader for undergraduates in English or language-related programmes...as well as for all those members of the general public interested in 'the stuff that surrounds them. - Alan Maley, English Teaching Professional 'An eminently useful and readable guide...a book I certainly needed when I first started teaching A Level English Language.' - Jane Bluett, The Professional Journal of the National Association for the Teaching of English

Über David Nunan

DAVID NUNAN is Director of the English Centre and Chair Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong, and Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Anaheim University, USA. He has published over 100 scholarly books and articles including Introducing Discourse Analysis, The Self-Directed Teacher and Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (with R. Carter). In 1998 he was elected President of TESOL International, the largest professional body of language educators in the world, and became the first person to serve in the position from outside of the United States. Other recent honours and awards include a 2002 citation by the United States Congress for services to English language education, and the 2003 ThomsonLearning TESOL Lifetime Achievement Award.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction What is This Thing called Language? The Sound System The Lexical System The Grammatical System Doing Things With Spoken Language Doing Things With Written Language A First Language Language at Play The Future of Language Postscript Key figures Glossary Index

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Sku

GOR002876760

ISBN 13

9780230008489

ISBN 10

0230008488

Titel

What is This Thing Called Language? David Nunan

Autor

David Nunan

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Broschiert

Verlag

Palgrave Macmillan

Datum

20070322

Anzahl der Seiten

248

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