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Maybin, Janet; Swann, Joan – Applied Linguistics, 2007
This paper starts by examining recent work by applied linguists who argue that creativity is not only a property of especially skilled and gifted language users, but is pervasive in routine everyday practice. Also variously addressing literariness, language play and humour, this apparent democratization of creativity contributes to a more general…
Descriptors: Creativity, Language Research, Applied Linguistics, Anthropological Linguistics