Applying Cognitive Linguistics to Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Applying Cognitive Linguistics to Second Language Learning and Teaching

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Applying Cognitive Linguistics to Second Language Learning and Teaching

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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.

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Year
2009
ISBN
9780230245259

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of Tables and Figures
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 'I see less of the surroundings. The story feels different': Construal and Second Language Learning
  11. 3 More on Categories: Words, Morphemes, 'Grammar Rules', Phonological Features and Intonation Patterns as Radial Categories
  12. 4 More about Spinsters and their Cats: Encyclopaedic Knowledge and Second Language Learning
  13. 5 'Eyebrow heads' and 'yummy mummies': Metaphor and Second Language Learning
  14. 6 'You'll find Jane Austen in the basement' … or will you? Metonymy and Second Language Learning
  15. 7 What Have Bees, Macaque Monkeys and Humans Got in Common? Embodied Cognition, Gesture and Second Language Learning
  16. 8 'Loud suits' and 'sharp cheese': Motivated Language and Second Language Learning
  17. 9 'Brian sent Antarctica a walrus': Construction Grammars and Second Language Learning
  18. 10 Conclusion
  19. References
  20. Index