Language

Pupils 'having fun' switching from one language to another
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Northern Ireland
Posted
1 day ago
Songs and games at Guernesiais language event
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Guernsey
Posted
4 days ago
A Point of View. On Hyperbole. Audio, 9 minutes
Howard Jacobson talks linguistics and reflects on why language has turned extreme.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
UK's hierarchy of accents: 'I thought mine made me sound stupid'
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UK
Posted
20 January
Sea Like a Mirror. Audio, 28 minutes
An atmospheric gathering storm of a documentary explores our language for naming the wind.
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BBC Radio 4
Expires tonight 23:30
The Global Jigsaw. The language of war: Ukraine. Audio, 37 minutes
Kyiv’s answer to the Kremlin’s warspeak
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Ulster-Scots community needs to be 'convinced' on Commissioner
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Northern Ireland
Posted
4 December 2024
Irish street sign vandalism cost councils £60,000
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Northern Ireland
Posted
2 December 2024
What should be the Oxford Word of 2024?
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Oxford
Posted
18 November 2024
France's new dictionary struggles to keep up with the times
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Europe
Posted
14 November 2024
School library helping to 'unify' local community
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Wiltshire
Posted
11 November 2024
Four slogans from adverts that are now part of everyday language
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
8 November 2024
The Conversation. Women with a love of language. Audio, 27 minutes
Literary translators from Turkey and Argentina giving novels new life in another language
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Festival set to encourage use of Manx language
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Isle of Man
Posted
28 October 2024
CrowdScience. Why do languages fade from us? Audio, 27 minutes
Can learning multiple languages make us forget our native tongue?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Selfie, rizz, vax: Why a word can define a year
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Oxford
Posted
23 October 2024
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Free Thinking. Insiders & Outsiders. Audio, 57 minutes
Matthew Sweet and guests explore the secret languages of the internet and beyond.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
5 Live News Specials. 'Coconut' placard: Is it ok to use the term? Audio, 26 minutes
Marieha Hussain has been found not guilty of racially aggravated public order offence.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year
Manx featured at cultural regeneration event
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Isle of Man
Posted
7 October 2024
Ten new Welsh additions to the English dictionary. Video, 00:00:26
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Wales
Posted
20 September 2024
Welsh words twp and sglods in English dictionary
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Wales
Posted
19 September 2024
Drama on 4. Half Lives. Audio, 44 minutes
A scientist and a linguist wrestle with the legacy of nuclear power.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Documentary Podcast. Solutions Journalism: The African 'Babelfish' Audio, 23 minutes
How Bonaventure Dossou's translation app is increasing accessibility to African dialects
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Fun facts about Spain
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
10 September 2024