Cognitive linguistics, second language acquisition, and foreign language teaching / edited by Michel Achard, Susanne Niemeier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Achard, Michel, 1959-

Niemeier, Susanne, 1960-

Series:

Studies on language acquisition ; 18.

Studies on language acquisition ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.

Language and languages.

Second language acquisition.

Cognitive grammar.

Physical Description:

vi, 283 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, [2004]

Contents:

Cognitive linguistics, language acquisition, and pedagogy / Michel Achard and Susanne Niemeier

Expressing motion events in a second language / Teresa Cadierno

Construal, convention, and constructions in L2 speech / Renee Waara

Input versus transfer? The role of frequency and similarity in the acquisition of L2 prepositions / Wander Lowie and Marjolijn Verspoor

Linguistic and cultural relativity, reconsidered for the foreign language classroom / Susanne Niemeier

The figure/ground Gestalt and language teaching methodology / Peter Grundy

Cultural scripts / Cliff Goddard

Grammatical instruction in the natural approach / Michel Achard

Teaching temporal connectors and their prototypical non-temporal extensions / Angeliki Athanasiadou

Expanding learners' vocabulary through metaphor awareness / Frank Boers

A cognitive linguistic view of polysemy in English and its implications for teaching / Szilvia Csabi

Applying cognitive linguistics to pedagogical grammar / Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3110173573

OCLC:

53919944