Jean (University of Oxford Aitchison Forfatter
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The Word Weavers: Newshounds and Wordsmiths (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A revealing insight into journalism, showing news writers to be skilled 'word-weavers' whose work should in no way be regarded as inferior to that of literary... Læs mere
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The Language Web: The Power and Problem of Words - The 1996 BBC Reith Lectures (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Language is like a vast spider's web. In this volume Jean Aitchison explores the different facets of this web, ranging from its... Læs mere
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Language Change: Progress or Decay? (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
How and why do languages change? Where does the evidence of language change come from? How do languages begin and end? This introduction to language change explores... Læs mere
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Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Featuring numerous updates, revisions, and enhanced coverage, Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon, 4th Edition, present the latest state of our knowledge about the ways we learn words, remember them, understand them, and find the ones we want to use.
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The Seeds of Speech: Language Origin and Evolution (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Human language is a weird communication system: it has more in common with birdsong than with the calls of other primates. In this wide-ranging and... Læs mere
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