The Essay

Lingua Franca

Wednesday 9 May 2007 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

Michael Rosen continues on the long and winding linguistic road through the roots of European language.

Duration:

15 minutes

Playlist:

3/8. The Romance of Romance

In Catalan and French, Jersey dialect and Lombard, it's or; in Italian and Spanish, oro; and Romanians and Occitanians say aur. Michael goes panning for gold along the Romance language road.

The Essay

Episode and Playlist Information

• 21 May 07 Francis Bacon
• 17 May 07 Lingua Franca 8/8
• 16 May 07 Lingua Franca 7/8
• 15 May 07 Lingua Franca 6/8
• 14 May 07 Lingua Franca 5/8
• 10 May 07 Lingua Franca 4/8
• 9 May 07 Lingua Franca 3/8
• 8 May 07 Lingua Franca 2/8
• 7 May 07 Lingua Franca 1/8
• 3 May 07 Death and Philosopher