The Language Web: The Power and Problem of Words - The 1996 BBC Reith Lectures
Book Details
Author(s)
Jean Aitchison
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN / ASIN
0521574757
ISBN-13
9780521574754
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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.
