analysis of language

Language is the quintessence of distributed cognition

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Language is the quintessence of distributed cognition. Language and usage are like the shoreline and the sea. Usage affects learning, and it affects languages, too. So, our understanding of language learning requires the detailed investigation of usage, its content, its participants, and its contexts—the micro level of human social action, interaction, and conversation, the meso level of sociocultural and educational … Read more

Discourse and persuasion 3.0: Identities in a hybrid and multimodal world

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University of Zaragoza, TERUEL (24-27 September 2019) In LD6, we set out to cast light on the intricacies of persuasive discourse and the manifold reactions it may engender in today’s globalised and multicultural societies. At the core of this endeavour is a genuine willingness and commitment to tease out the nature of persuasion in diverse contexts … Read more

AAAL 2019: March 9-12, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia

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March 9-12, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia Schedule now available www Plenary Speakers Nick Ellis, University of Michigan “Usage-based Language Acquisition: Implicit and Explicit Learning and Their Interface” Lenore Grenoble, The University of Chicago “Language Vitality and Sustainability” Emma Marsden, University of York “Open Science and Applied Linguistics: Opportunities and Challenges” Patsy M Lightbown, Concordia University and … Read more