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Publication details [#40181]

Reagan, Tim. 2004. Objectification, Positivism and Language Studies: A Reconsideration. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies 1 (1) : 41–60.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

foreign language teaching | L2-acquisition | linguistics | objectivity

Place, Publisher

Erlbaum

Annotation

This contribution to language studies reconsiders the generally positivist language perspective of linguists, language specialists, and the lay public, as well as the objectification of the language construct in second language teaching.