What is This Thing Called Language?
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.72 (826 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230008488 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A helpful book about Discourse Analysis" according to José de Jesús Mendoza Rivas. It's an excellent book. It has been very helpful to understand all different aspects about Language and Discourse Analysis. Nunan's book is flexible and clear to understand. The way he presents and summaryzes each chapter offers you a holistic idea about the topics seen in the chapters.
DAVID NUNAN is Director of the English Centre and Chair Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong, and Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Anaheim University.
'The book is written in a very relaxed and readable stylea useful companion reader for undergraduates in English or language-related programmesas well as for all those members of the general public interested in 'the stuff that surrounds them." - Alan Maley, English Teaching Professional 'An eminently useful and readable guidea book I certainly needed when I first started teaching A Level English Language.' - Jane Bluett, The Professional Journal of the National Association for the Teaching of English
Nunan's enthusiasm and the immediacy of his examples offer students a thought-provoking way into the basics of study such as syntax, morphology and phonology. Written in a friendly style, drawing on a wide range of anecdotes from the author's own experience, this book provides an ideal starting point for those approaching language study. Raising awareness about the different ways language is used, this book provides a solid linguistic framework and lots of suggestions for where to find out more.