Language Web The Power and Problem of Words - The 1996 BBC Reith Lectures
Heftet /
1996
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780521574754
Publisert
1996-11-21
Utgiver
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
178 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
126 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
P, U, G, 06, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
156
Forfatter
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.
Les mer
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.
Les mer
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.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780521574754
Publisert
1996-11-21
Utgiver
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
178 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
126 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
P, U, G, 06, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
156
Forfatter