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  3. The Reith Lectures
  4. Jean Aitchison: The Language Web: 1996

Jean Aitchison: The Language Web: 1996

Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford Jean Aitchison delivers five Reith Lectures examining the power and the problem of words.

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    The World Wide Web

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    5/5. Professor Jean Aitchison looks at the way we use language.

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    1. A Web Of Words

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      4/5. Professor Jean Aitchison examines the word-learning ability inbuilt in humans.

    2. Building the Web

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      3/5. Professor Jean Aitchison explores how and why language develops so quickly in children.

    3. A Web Of Deceit

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      2/5. Professor Jean Aitchison examines the origin of language in the human species.

    4. A Web Of Worries

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      1/5. Professor Jean Aitchison examines what troubles us about how our language is changing.

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