An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies - Anne McCabe
Language, biology and learning
An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies - Anne McCabe
Anne McCabe [+]
Saint Louis University
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Anne McCabe is a faculty member of the English Department at Saint Louis University, Madrid Campus, Spain, where she teaches linguistics, ESL and writing pedagogy to undergraduate and graduate students. She has published widely on application of Systemic Functional Linguistics to analysis of educational and media texts including An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies (Equinox).
Description
The chapter discusses the relationship between language and the brain, an area of major interest to many linguists. It begins by introducing the science of neurolinguistics, and further explains first and second language acquisition and development. Moreover, the chapter presents the debate about whether or not animals have ‘language’ or could learn language.