PRI's The World: The World in Words
The World in Words with Patrick Cox focuses on language. We decode diplospeak and lay bare nationalist rants. And as English extends its global reach, we track the blowback from the world's more than 6,000 other languages.
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The King James Bible gets all the accolades, but what of some lesser-known translations of the Bible?Dec. 02, 09:35pm
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The Oxford English Dictionary reveals its word of the year.Nov. 25, 07:15pm
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A conversation with three Australians about language, culture and history.Nov. 16, 02:20pm
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Did San Francisco's Chinese language newspapers help elect a Chinese-American mayor?Nov. 11, 07:20pm
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A translation special with the American Translators Association, David Bellos, author of a "Is That a Fish in Your Ear?Nov. 04, 06:20pm
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Top five language stories this month with Patrick and Carol: City Sentral, riDQulous, and other nasty corporate spelling experiments.Oct. 26, 04:30pm
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In the past seven years, China has opened almost 300 Confucius Institutes around the world.Oct. 14, 09:35pm