Language Web The Power and Problem of Words - The 1996 BBC Reith Lectures
Heftet /
1996
/ Engelsk
Product details
ISBN
9780521574754
Published
1996-11-21
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Weight
178 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
126 mm
Thickness
10 mm
Age
P, U, G, 06, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
156
Author
Language is like a vast spider's web. In this volume Jean Aitchison explores the different facets of this web. She begins with the cobweb of false worries which surrounds language. She then discusses how language evolved in the human species, how children acquire it, and how educated English speakers remember 50,000 or more words. Finally, she argues that people are right to be concerned about language, though not in the ways traditionally assumed. This is the text of the 1996 BBC Reith lectures, slightly revised for publication, with illustrations and full references, and an afterword which looks at the reception of the lectures.
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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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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.
Product details
ISBN
9780521574754
Published
1996-11-21
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Weight
178 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
126 mm
Thickness
10 mm
Age
P, U, G, 06, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
156
Author