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A Word in Your Ear
Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex from the University of Queensland discusses the wonderful and odd aspects of English and many other languages.
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Episodes
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 30.01.2020 27:29
Nicknames are a wonderful part of language play and are very well developed in Australia. Professor Roly Sussex explains.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 14.12.2019 24:12
Everyone has a headful of English; not everyone can explain how it all works
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 07.12.2019 33:14
Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about the role of accents in the differences and development of the English language.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 30.11.2019 31:38
Why and which Americanisms have crept into every day use in Australian English?
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 23.11.2019 33:32
When it comes to pronunciation, what is standard, who decides, and how much variation is acceptable? Allow Professor Roly Sussex to explain.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 09.11.2019 22:28
Vow and Declare - A Melbourne Cup winner and the subject matter with Roly Sussex this week as we talk doublets
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 02.11.2019 27:22
Can language exist without culture? No jokes about it - Professor Roly Sussex talks ‘Globish'
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 26.10.2019 31:42
Giddy Up! Professor Roly Sussex isn't horsing around in another escapade of equine expressions
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 19.10.2019 30:38
Is it blowing a gale? Or raining cats and dogs? It's quite the heated subject - we're talking weather with Professor Roly Sussex
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 12.10.2019 24:23
As we move from football to the racing season, Professor Roly Sussex is going hell for leather with equine expressions.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 21.09.2019 32:08
Professor Roly Sussex is joined by a special guest, Professor Tor Hundloe, to talk about the language of economics.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 14.09.2019 25:10
Professor Roly Sussex is trawling for examples of where one word has lots of different meanings.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 31.08.2019 29:01
Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about why jargon's necessary and appropriate in its in-house context, but why it can be vile elsewhere.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 24.08.2019 26:55
Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about words which should be struck from the English language.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 17.08.2019 28:02
Where should we put the stress on words with more than one syllable? Professor Roly Sussex settles a few arguments.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 27.07.2019 24:59
Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about why some places are spelt and pronounced differently in different langauges.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 20.07.2019 21:20
Professor Roly Sussex has been in the Czech Republic and is chatting about English words of Slavic origin.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 13.07.2019 23:05
Why is Latin perfect for romantic scholars? Allow Professor Roly Sussex to explain.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 06.07.2019 30:45
Sushi, wasabi, and tofu. Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about the Japanese words we use in everyday English.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 22.06.2019 26:26
Going forward, Professor Roly Sussex hopes you'll take some learnings from his chat about business jargon.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 15.06.2019 28:54
Using titles is one way of emphasising courtesy but, argues Professor Roly Sussex, it is declining fast in contemporary Australia.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 08.06.2019 24:20
Tackling the age-old debate about how to pronounce maroon.
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 01.06.2019 25:32
Who owns the word 'football' and why? Professor Roly Sussex explains.
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