Word of Mouth Episodes Available now
Young Women as Linguistic Innovators
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright discuss the role of young women in language innovation.
Colour Words
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright on colour words, how they vary and how they have changed.
Naming Family Relationships - Step, Half or 'Blended'?
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright look at the names people give to family relationships.
A Language Without Words
Michael Rosen asks Julian Barratt and Steve Oram about creating a language without words.
The Pedant
What is a pedant, and where does pedantry come from? Michael Rosen talks to Oliver Kamm.
Landscape Language
Michael Rosen on the evocative words used to describe features of the British landscape.
Prof Tanya Byron on the language parents use to talk to their children
Tanya Byron and Michael Rosen discuss the language parents use to talk to their children.
Are you really Somali? Using language to determine country of origin
Michael Rosen on the use of language analysis to judge asylum seekers' country of origin.
Philip Pullman and Michael Rosen talk about language and writing
Philip Pullman and Michael Rosen talk in depth about language and writing.
How Is English Going to Change in the future?
Michael Rosen looks ahead, with the help of linguists Bas Aarts and Laura Wright.
