Learning, Keeping, and Using Language
| Author | : M. A. K. Halliday |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 506 |
| Release | : 1990-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789027220745 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9027220743 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (743 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Learning, Keeping, and Using Language by : M. A. K. Halliday
Download or read book Learning, Keeping, and Using Language written by M. A. K. Halliday and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains selected papers from the Eight World Congress of Applied Linguistics held in Sydney in 1987. Whereas the focus of Volume I is on learning language and the standpoint of the individual learner, the contributions to Volume II are concerned not so much with individuals as with communities, and the reasons for and the nature of language maintenance and shift.