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Betwixt The Sheets. Polari: The Secret Language of Gay Men. Audio, 33 minutes
Origins of Polari and why the gay community began turning away from the language.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
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Free Thinking. Language. Audio, 57 minutes
Matthew Sweet and guests explore the way language unites and divides us.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Witness History. Bo: The death of a language. Audio, 9 minutes
In 2010, one of the oldest languages died after the death of its last remaining speaker
- AttributionBBC World Service
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A Point of View. On Hyperbole. Audio, 9 minutes
Howard Jacobson talks linguistics and reflects on why language has turned extreme.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted20 January
