Language Play, Language Learning

Language Play, Language Learning
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 246
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ISBN-10 : 0194421538
ISBN-13 : 9780194421539
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Book Synopsis Language Play, Language Learning by : Guy Cook

Download or read book Language Play, Language Learning written by Guy Cook and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000-02-03 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has two related purposes. The first is to demonstrate the extent and importance of language play in human life; the second is to draw out the implications for applied linguistics and language teaching. Language play should not be thought of as a trivial or peripheral activity, but as central to human thought and culture, to learning, creativity, and intellectual enquiry. It fulfils a major function of language, underpinning the human capacity to adapt: as individuals, as societies, and as a species.


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