Past Programs
Anthropology and Sociology - 2008
Romani: a stateless language
23/08/2008
Between three and five million people speak Romani, the language spoken by the Rom people, yet it originated in India. Professor Yaron Matras explains how this Indic language is thought to have become so widespread in Europe.
Linguistic typology
02/08/2008
The polyglot linguist Alexandra Aikhenvald describes the study of linguistic typology: classifying how languages are structured and comparing them to ascertain recurrent patterns and variations.
This program was first broadcast on 24/5/2008.
Linguistic typology
24/05/2008
The polyglot linguist, Alexandra Aikhenvald, describes linguistic typology: classifying how languages are structured and comparing them to ascertain recurrent patterns and variations.
