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Description:Many of the vocabulary items that foreign language learners encounter involve figurative extensions of word meaning. For example, bottleneck, hard-headed, and getting a foot in the door all involve figurative extensions of parts of the body. Although expressions like these are fairly easy for native speakers to understand, they present a particular challenge to foreign language learners. If there is no equivalent in their own language, the understanding and learning of such expressions may involve a degree of figurative thinking. This book examines the nature of figurative thinking, considers its contribution to communicative language ability, and explores the implications for language teaching and learning. In particular, it looks at the contribution that figurative thinking can make to sociolinguistic, illocutionary, textual, grammatical, and strategic competence, as well as vocabulary learning.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Figurative Thinking and Foreign Language Learning. To get started finding Figurative Thinking and Foreign Language Learning, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Release: 2010

ISBN: 1280824638

Description: Many of the vocabulary items that foreign language learners encounter involve figurative extensions of word meaning. For example, bottleneck, hard-headed, and getting a foot in the door all involve figurative extensions of parts of the body. Although expressions like these are fairly easy for native speakers to understand, they present a particular challenge to foreign language learners. If there is no equivalent in their own language, the understanding and learning of such expressions may involve a degree of figurative thinking. This book examines the nature of figurative thinking, considers its contribution to communicative language ability, and explores the implications for language teaching and learning. In particular, it looks at the contribution that figurative thinking can make to sociolinguistic, illocutionary, textual, grammatical, and strategic competence, as well as vocabulary learning.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Figurative Thinking and Foreign Language Learning. To get started finding Figurative Thinking and Foreign Language Learning, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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