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The Reith Lectures: Jean Aitchison: The Language Web: 1996 episodes available now on BBC iPlayer

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  1. The World Wide Web

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    Available since Thu, 19 May 2011.

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

  2. A Web Of Words

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

  3. Building the Web

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

  4. A Web Of Deceit

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

  5. 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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