Language

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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Oxfordshire
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
Classes for adults to take up Manx Gaelic launched
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Isle of Man
Posted
7 September 2024
Student reviving county's old language. Video, 00:00:45
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Gloucestershire
Posted
4 September 2024
The endangered languages that are fighting back. Video, 00:05:41
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BBC
Posted
29 August 2024
Can saving languages save nature? Video, 00:04:08
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BBC
Posted
29 August 2024
Why is football so full of cliches? Video, 00:02:41
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BBC
Posted
29 August 2024
Why being bilingual is good for your brain. Video, 00:05:23
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BBC
Posted
29 August 2024
The hidden metaphors that shape our world. Video, 00:03:36
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BBC
Posted
29 August 2024
A Point of View. The Power of Weird. Audio, 9 minutes
AL Kennedy on how a passing remark has given 'weird' back its mojo.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
'Sign of the times' as 64-year-old news agency closes
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England
Posted
4 August 2024
More or Less: Behind the Stats. Does a language die every two weeks? Audio, 10 minutes
Languages are disappearing. We investigate claims of how often this happens.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Verb. 28/07/2024. Audio, 42 minutes
A cabaret of the word, with guests Alistair McGowan, Caroline Bird, and Toria Garbutt.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The club helping people find their voice
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
27 July 2024
'The ick' and 'boop' newest entries in dictionary
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
26 July 2024
CrowdScience. Why is a ship a ‘she’? Audio, 31 minutes
Why are nouns coded as male or female in some languages but not others?
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year