The Essay

Lingua Franca

Tuesday 8 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:

2/8. From Amish to Wood Frisian

The Germanic family of languages counts over 550 million native speakers, and includes English, Faroese, Afrikaans, Dutch and, of course, German.

The Essay

Episode and Playlist Information

• 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
• 2 May 07 Death and Philosopher