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Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford Jean Aitchison delivers five Reith Lectures examining the power and the problem of words.
5/5 Professor Jean Aitchison looks at the way we use language.
First broadcast: 05 Mar 1996
4/5 Professor Jean Aitchison examines the word-learning ability inbuilt in humans.
First broadcast: 27 Feb 1996
3/5 Professor Jean Aitchison explores how and why language develops so quickly in children.
First broadcast: 20 Feb 1996
2/5 Professor Jean Aitchison examines the origin of language in the human species.
First broadcast: 13 Feb 1996
1/5 Professor Jean Aitchison examines what troubles us about how our language is changing.
First broadcast: 06 Feb 1996
5/5 Professor Jean Aitchison looks at the way we use language.
Tue 5 Mar 1996 09:00 BBC Radio 4
Download the Reith Lectures by Jean Aitchison via the Reith Lectures Archive 1976 - 2010 podcast. There is also a podcast featuring broadcasts from 1948 - 1975.
Download the Reith Lectures 1976 - 2010
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