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1 online resource (421 p.) |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser. ; v.3 |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introducing Linguistics -- Title -- Copyright -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- chapter 1: Introducing Applied Linguistics -- 1.1 What is Language and What is Linguistics? -- 1.2 Applied Linguistics as a Problem-solving Approach -- 1.3 Doing Applied Linguistics: Methodological Considerations -- 1.4 Structure and Content of this Volume -- part I: Language in Development -- chapter 2: First Language Acquisition -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 What Are the Facts and Problems of First Language Acquisition? |
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2.3 How Do Adults Speak to Children and What Roles Does Input Play in Language Acquisition? -- 2.4 What Are the Special Features of Bilingual and Multilingual First Language Acquisition (BAMFLA)? -- 2.5 What do Cross-linguistic Studies Tell Us about First Language Acquisition? -- 2.6 What Is Language Socialization and What Is Its Impact on Language Acquisition and Learning? -- 2.7 Summary -- chapter 3: Second and Additional Language Acquisition -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 What Makes Somebody a 'Good Language Learner'? -- 3.3 Age Effects and the Critical Period Hypothesis |
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3.4 Previously Learned Languages -- 3.5 Instructional Environments and Authentic Use -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 3.7 Summary -- chapter 4: Language and the Brain -- 4.1 Introduction to Language Processing in the Brain -- 4.2 How Does Communicative Function Fractionate Through Selective Impairment? -- 4.3 How Does Language Interact with Other Cognitive Domains, Or is It Independent of Them? -- 4.4 What Effect Does Maturation Have on the Manifestations of Language Impairment? -- 4.5 What Can Be Learned about Language by Considering Impairments in Speech as Compared with Reading and Writing? |
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4.6 What Can Be Learned about Language by Considering Impairment in People with More Than One Language? -- 4.7 Summary -- part II: Language in Use -- chapter 5: Language in Interaction -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Language as Action and the Role of Context in the Interpretation of Meaning -- 5.3 Indirectness: Avoiding Saying Directly What You Mean -- 5.4 From Expressed to Implied Meanings -- 5.5 (Im)Politeness: Language Use in the Management of Rapport and Interpersonal Relationships -- 5.6 Language in Interaction: The Study of Conversation or Talk-in-Interaction -- 5.7 Summary |
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Chapter 6: Intercultural Communication -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 What is the Field of Intercultural Communication Concerned With? -- 6.3 What Are the Key Factors Behind Mis- or Non-understanding in Intercultural Communication? -- 6.4 What Are Culture-specific Ways of Communication? -- 6.5 What Does 'Interculturality' Mean in Multilingual and Multicultural Communicative Contexts? -- 6.6 How to Develop Intercultural Communicative Competence? -- 6.7 Summary -- chapter 7: Literacy and Multimodality -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Basic Components of Literacy |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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7.3 Literacy in Cross-modal Bilingual Contexts: Does Sign Language Competence Facilitate Deaf Children's Literacy Development? |
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Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118348338 |
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1118348338 |
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