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The Reith Lectures Jean Aitchison - The Language Web Episodes Episode guide

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The World Wide Web

5/5 Professor Jean Aitchison looks at the way we use language.
A Web Of Words

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

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

2/5 Professor Jean Aitchison examines the origin of language in the human species.
A Web Of Worries

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

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