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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.
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The Language Web, Jean Aitchison
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- Released
- 1996
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- Title
- The Language Web
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jean Aitchison
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0521574757
- ISBN13
- 9780521574754
- Description
- 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.