Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics |
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| Author:
| Larsen-Freeman, Diane
Cameron, Lynne |
| Series title: | Oxford Applied Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-442244-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2008 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Introduces key concepts in complex systems theory to readers concerned with language, its acquisition, and its use.Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics demonstrates the applicability and usefulness of these concepts to a range of areas in applied linguistics including second language development, language teaching, and discourse analysis. It concludes with a chapter that inventories suitable approaches to research investigations.
Introduces key concepts in complex systems theory to readers concerned with language, its acquisition, and its use.Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics demonstrates the applicability and usefulness of these concepts to a range of areas in applied linguistics including second language development, language teaching, and discourse analysis. It concludes with a chapter that inventories suitable approaches to research investigations.