Language Change: Progress or Decay? (Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics) by Aitchison, Jean(February 25, 2013) Paperback

by Jean Aitchison

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About the author

Jean Aitchison is a Professor of Language and Communication in the Faculty of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford.

Her main areas of interest include:

Socio-historical linguistics
Language and mind
Language and the media

Reviews

[Lukas Deicke · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a linguistic work, it was actually quite enjoyable. The topic, of course, is still a devisive one and the author tackles this issue very well. Sometimes, however, it still gets quite abstract and main chapter topics sometimes overlap greatly.

[Julia Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

read like a personable textbook i liked the format and the writing was digestible. we're graduating now...

[Robert Stevens · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a lover of linguistics and found this book to be well done. Even if you aren’t into the depths of linguistics, you can still enjoy this book. Glad this was an enjoyable read as it was for class. Language change is a fascinating topic and I have always enjoyed learning about the evolution of human language, but especially in English and in French.