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

Aitchison, Jean

 
9780521574754: The Language Web: The Power and Problem of Words - The 1996 BBC Reith Lectures

Sinossi

This is the text of the 1996 BBC Reith lectures, with illustrations, notes, and an afterword added which looks at the reception of the lectures.

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Descrizione del libro

Language is like a vast 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 illustrations, notes, and an afterword which looks at the reception of the lectures.

Contenuti

1. A web of worries: anxiety about language; 2. A web of deceit: the origin of language; 3. Building the web: acquiring language; 4. A web of words: remembering words; 5. A world-wide web: options and snares.

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9780521573856: The Language Web: The Power and Problem of Words - The 1996 BBC Reith Lectures

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521573858 ISBN 13:  9780521573856
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1996
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