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The Language Web: The Power and Problem of Words - The 1996 BBC Reith Lectures

The Language Web: The Power and Problem of Words - The 1996 BBC Reith Lectures

Paperback

Series: BBC Reith Lectures, Book 1996

Linguistics

ISBN10: 0521574757
ISBN13: 9780521574754
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 21 1996
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.72
Language: English
Language is like a vast interconnected spider's web. In this volume Jean Aitchison explores the different facets of this web, ranging from its biological nature and the way in which language is acquired by children to the way the web has aided language evolution. This is the text of the 1996 BBC Reith lectures, with the addition of illustrations, suggestions for further reading and notes. An Afterword looks at the reception of the lectures.

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