Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 376 g
Reihe: Oxford Applied Linguistics
Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 376 g
Reihe: Oxford Applied Linguistics
ISBN: 978-0-19-442153-9
Verlag: OUP Oxford
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.