Language Change: Progress or Decay?

Language Change: Progress or Decay? is a book on language change by Jean Aitchison in which the author concludes that language change is neither a process of decay nor progress.

Language Change: Progress or Decay?
AuthorJean Aitchison
LanguageEnglish
Subjectlanguage change
PublisherFontana Press (1st ed), Cambridge University Press (from 2nd ed onward)
Publication date
1981 (1st ed), 4th ed (2012)
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages308
ISBN9781107023628

Reception

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The book was reviewed by Philip Baldi, Edwin L. Battistella and John Mullen.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Review of "Language Change : Progress or Decay" by Jean Aitchison". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Battistella, Edwin L (2004). "Language Change: Progress or Decay? (review)". Language. 80 (1): 166–167. doi:10.1353/lan.2004.0001. ISSN 1535-0665. S2CID 144583544.
  3. ^ Baldi, Philip (1983). "Review of Language Change: Progress or Decay?". Language. 59 (2): 411–414. doi:10.2307/413585. ISSN 0097-8507. JSTOR 413585.
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