The Wonders of Language
Celebrating Language on Radio 4
How Is English Going to Change in the future?—Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen looks ahead, with the help of linguists Bas Aarts and Laura Wright.
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Writing a purely logical sex scene
When language lacks idioms or ambiguity, intimate moments can become oddly clinical.
Conlang Creation Myth
Even the mildest sounding conlang has a hint of megolomania...
Does Language determine thought?
Arika Okrent tells us about how learning Lojban changed her thought habits.
Gutenberg: In the Beginning Was the Printer—Germany: Memories of a Nation
Neil MacGregor examines how Johannes Gutenberg's inventions transformed our world.
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Language—The Digital Human, Series 6
Aleks Krotoski asks if language is a technology and how it has changed in the digital age.
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Myanmar—On Language Location
Can the numerous indigenous languages survive in a rapidly changing 21st-century Myanmar?
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Bhutan—On Language Location
Linguist Mark Turin tracks down endangered languages. In this programme, he is in Bhutan.
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Language and the Mind—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether the formation of language is innate or cultural.
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Language Is Power—Four Thought, Series 4
Lindsay Johns says language is power, and makes the case for speaking English properly.
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Plain English—Fry's English Delight, Series 7
Stephen Fry finds the subject of plain English can get complicated.
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Tacita Dean: Save This Language
Artist Tacita Dean travels to UNESCO on a mission to save photochemical film.
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Chimps and Language—Word of Mouth
Chimps communicate but, asks Michael Rosen, do their utterances mean they use language?
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Nepal—Our Language in Your Hands
Linguist Mark Turin goes in search of Nepal's endangered languages.
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South Africa—Our Language in Your Hands
Llinguist Dr Mark Turin explores South Africa's eleven official languages.
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New York City—Our Language in Your Hands
Mark Turin meets the linguists who track and preserve the languages of the Big Apple.
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Ordinary Language Philosophy—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Ordinary Language Philosophy.
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