TY - BOOK AU - Littlejohn,Andrew AU - Mehta,Sandhya Rao TI - Language Studies: Stretching the Boundaries SN - 9781443843867 AV - P107 .L364 2012 U1 - 401 PY - 2012/// CY - Newcastle upon Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Pub. KW - Language and languages KW - Language KW - Langage et langues KW - bicssc KW - Interdisciplinary studies KW - Linguistics KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF PICTURES; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; INTRODUCTION; SECTION I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; SECTION II; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX N2 - As a defining characteristic of what it means to be human, the use of language plays a central role in almost all human activity. Language functions as a cornerstone in the construction of our identity and in the relationships we build. It takes a central role in facilitating every enterprise we undertake, creates the thread which forms our own biographies, and enables us to play a part in the transmission and maintenance of our culture. This pervasive nature of language means that it may fo UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=523832 ER -