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The nature of communication and language acquisition is a complex study that encompasses the disciplines of psychology, linguistics, and sociology. In this free seminar, based on her lectures at the BBC in 1996, Jean Aitchison, professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford, addresses the issue of child language acquisition.
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People in the West are inclined to believe that poverty is a product of market-economy systems. But even in China there is a problem with the poor. Michael Dutton recounts the harassment and victimisation experienced by the marginalised in Chinese society.
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