A Word in Your Ear

By ABC

Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex from the University of Queensland discusses the wonderful and odd aspects of English and many other languages.... more

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The podcast currently has 383 episodes available.

A Word in Your Ear episodes:

June 26, 2024 A Word in Your Ear: Grandparents and 'Cold Turkey'
Marmee? Gram? Gramps? Papa? This week, Roly Sussex discusses the words we use for our older relatives.
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19min
June 19, 2024 A Word in Your Ear: Written vs Spoken Languages
Are all written languages spoken? And are all spoken languages written?
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29min
June 11, 2024 A Word in Your Ear: Pub Names and Bar Chat
From The Churchill Arms to Ye Old Fighting Cocks, there's a whole "alien" language associated with pub talk.
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25min
May 28, 2024 A Word in Your Ear: The Language of Music
Music has the uncanny ability to be understood by anyone, anywhere. But why? And how did music develop its own kind of "language"?
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35min
May 21, 2024 A Word in Your Ear: Feminine and Gendered Language
From ships and professions to family structures and pronouns, Roly Sussex navigates the complex web of gendered language.
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25min
May 14, 2024 A Word in Your Ear: Weather Words with Jenny Woodward
Wind, clouds and rain... ABC's Roly Sussex discusses weather words alongside ABC TV Weather Presenter Jenny Woodward.
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24min
May 07, 2024 A Word in Your Ear: Catchy Phrases
Flat out like a lizard drinking! ABC's Roly Sussex discusses catchy phrases.
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24min
April 30, 2024 A Word In Your Ear: Phonetics and The Sounds of Language
Lips, tongue, teeth and cheeks... ABC's Roly Sussex discusses the sounds of language.
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23min
April 23, 2024 A Word In Your Ear: The Anzac Legacy in Language
Tell me a furphy... What is a brass razoo? ABC's Roly Sussex discusses language used during wartime.
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24min
April 16, 2024 A Word In Your Ear: New Words and The Yoghurt Debate
Omnishambles? Yoghurt? ABC's Roly Sussex discusses new words and how to pronounce yoghurt.
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28min

FAQs about A Word in Your Ear:

How many episodes does A Word in Your Ear have?

The podcast currently has 383 episodes available.