Word of Mouth Episodes Available now
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How Countries Got Their Names
Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright find out how countries got their names.
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Frenchified: The Influence of French on English
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright find out how much of English comes from French roots.
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Like, Totally Awesome: The Americanisation of English
Michael Rosen on the Americanisation of English, with Lynne Murphy and Matthew Engel.
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Emoji: The Future of Language?
Is emoji really the world's fastest-growing language? Michael Rosen finds out.
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Intonation: The Music of Speaking
Michael Rosen explores the tunes we sing when we are speaking, without even realising it.
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Pet or Pest? The revealing words we use about animals, and dog names
Michael Rosen on the language we use to talk about animals - and the names we give dogs.
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Words Roadshow in Birmingham
Michael Rosen discusses interesting family words and phrases with listeners in Birmingham.
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Susie Dent on Language
Michael Rosen talks to Countdown's Susie Dent about her love of words and language.
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Reading: The Science and the Pleasure
大象传媒 LovetoRead campaign: Michael Rosen on the pleasure of and the science behind reading.
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Snotrils and Jumpolines: Kids' Invented Words
Michael Rosen on the creative use and misuse of language by children.