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Language and creativity
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This free course is an introduction to the relationship between language and creativity, to the roles that linguistic creativity plays in culture and society, and to the different approaches to its study.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- understand key issues in the relationship between language and creativity
- understand some of the different ways that linguistic creativity can be studied
- understand the importance of creativity in human communication.
First Published: 29/03/2016
Updated: 19/03/2018
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