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Item Details
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FIGURATIVE THINKING AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING
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| By: |
Jeannette Littlemore, Graham D. Low |
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Hardback |
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£99.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1403996024 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781403996022 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE USA |
| Pub. date: |
12 April, 2006 |
| Pages: |
239 |
| Description: |
Many of the vocabulary items that foreign language learners encounter involve figurative extensions of meaning, like bottleneck, hard-headed and getting a foot in the door. This book examines the nature of figurative thinking, its contribution to communicative language ability, and explores the implications for language teaching and learning. |
| Synopsis: |
Many vocabulary items that foreign language learners encounter involve figurative extensions of meaning. To understand figurative speech, learners often need to employ figurative thinking. This book examines figurative thinking, considers its contribution to language ability, and explores the implications for language teaching and learning. |
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XVII, 239 p. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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