An introduction to language change. This updated edition remains non-technical and accessible to readers with no previous knowledge of linguistics.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
After many years lecturing with the University of London (at the London School of Economics and Political Science), Jean Aitchison was Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford (1993-2003) and is now an Emeritus Professor. She is the author of a number of books on language, including The Language Web (Cambridge University Press, 1997).
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Part I. Preliminaries: 1. The ever-whirling wheel 2. Collecting up clues 3. Charting the changes Part II. Transition: 4. Spreading the word 5. Conflicting loyalties 6. Catching on and taking off 7. Caught in the web 8. The wheels of language 9. Spinning away Part III. Causation: 10. The reason why 11. Doing what comes naturally 12. Repairing the patterns 13. Pushing and pulling Part IV. Beginnings and Endings: 14. Language birth 15. Language death 16. Progress or decay?
Part I. Preliminaries: 1. The ever-whirling wheel 2. Collecting up clues 3. Charting the changes Part II. Transition: 4. Spreading the word 5. Conflicting loyalties 6. Catching on and taking off 7. Caught in the web 8. The wheels of language 9. Spinning away Part III. Causation: 10. The reason why 11. Doing what comes naturally 12. Repairing the patterns 13. Pushing and pulling Part IV. Beginnings and Endings: 14. Language birth 15. Language death 16. Progress or decay?
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