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Radio 4,06 Jan 2015,28 mins

How Is English Going to Change in the future?

Word of Mouth

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How's English going to change in the future? Michael Rosen looks ahead, with the help of linguists Bas Aarts and Laura Wright, and biologist Mark Pagel. It's not looking good for "shall" and "must"... Producer Beth O'Dea.

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