91热爆 Radio 4 - Word of Mouth

Cultish Language

Michael Rosen and Amanda Montell on who uses it and why.

Michael Rosen asks Dr Sophie Harrison about the special language used by doctors.

Michael Rosen is joined by David J. Peterson, language creator for Game of Thrones.

Michael Rosen hears why our language is a bit of a mess from linguist Arika Okrent

Michael Rosen talks to internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch about online fandom language.

Michael Rosen talks to the speech and language therapist who helped him after Covid-19.

Michael Rosen talks to Ralph Keyes about how words and phrases are coined.

Dr Elisabeth Carter talks to Michael about the language used by romance fraudsters.

Michael Rosen and 91热爆 presenter Ben Boulos talk changing names.

Michael Rosen and historian Judith Flanders talk categories and more.