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What Is This Thing Called Language?
David Nunan
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Description for What Is This Thing Called Language?
Paperback. David Nunan provides an overview of the key topics and concepts that constitute our current understanding of language. This new edition has been extensively reworked and updated, including additional coverage of language and culture, language variation, second language acquisition and bilingualism. New discourse examples are also included. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 diagrames, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Written by eminent linguist David Nunan, this concise text immerses readers in the complex, curious and continually evolving phenomenon that is at the centre of everything we do: language. It can be fascinating, puzzling and entertaining - and sometimes all of these at the same time. Featuring entertaining anecdotes and interesting examples throughout, this book introduces readers to the foundations of language, namely its sounds, words and grammar, before illustrating how language is used in different ways in a variety of contexts. Fully updated and revised for the second edition, it covers a wide range of topics, including language variation ... Read more
Written by eminent linguist David Nunan, this concise text immerses readers in the complex, curious and continually evolving phenomenon that is at the centre of everything we do: language. It can be fascinating, puzzling and entertaining - and sometimes all of these at the same time. Featuring entertaining anecdotes and interesting examples throughout, this book introduces readers to the foundations of language, namely its sounds, words and grammar, before illustrating how language is used in different ways in a variety of contexts. Fully updated and revised for the second edition, it covers a wide range of topics, including language variation ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230291379
SKU
V9780230291379
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About David Nunan
DAVID NUNAN is Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Anaheim University, USA, and Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong.
Reviews for What Is This Thing Called Language?
'Rich in insight, wonderful examples, very readable, brilliantly analytical, simultaneously amusing and highly serious, accessible, humane and aimed directly at anyone interested in knowing more about human language and its study; and, to borrow one of David Nunan's own phrases - one of the most un-put-down-able books I have read.' Professor Ronald Carter, School of English, University of Nottingham, UK. ... Read more