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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.
Why do we laugh?
Michael Rosen finds out why we laugh and why we cry, with neuroscientist Sophie Scott.
Ebola: How should we talk about it?
Michael Rosen talks to Oxfam's media officer on how we should speak about Ebola.
First Words: How do children develop language?
Michael Rosen on the first sounds and words that babies learn.
Speaking, Listening and the English GCSE
Chris Ledgard host a discussion on speaking and listening skills and the English GCSE.
Is the Double Entendre in Rude Health?
Arthur Bostrom examines the origins, colourful history and new era of the double entendre.
Talking About Cancer
The writer Graham Joyce with a personal take on the ways in which we talk about cancer.
The Online Me
Are we different online than in real life? Gemma Cairney asks Nick Grimshaw and friends.
