30 en-us http://www.theworld.org Copyright 2008 The World 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 world's 6,000 other languages, in the form of hybrids like Chinglish, Hinglish, Singlish and Binglish. Binglish? 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 world's 6,000 other languages. The World is a US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and WGBH Public Radio in Boston. Public Radio International Public Radio International theworld@pri.org no http://www.theworld.org/images/theworld_logo_twiw.jpg http://www.theworld.org http://www.theworld.org/pod/language/WIWpodcast2.mp3 In this edition of The World in Words: Russian. What names like Putin, Stalin and Medvedev mean. Also, outgoing President Putin likes to quote Russian poetry - as much as seems to enjoy coarse street language. We end with the confessions of a hopelessly unqualified Israeli government speechwriter. http://www.theworld.org/pod/language/WIWpodcast2.mp3 Mon, 05 May 2008 16:00:00 EST no 18:53 The World in Words, language, Patrick Cox, politics, international news, pri's the world, bbc, wgbh, public radio, pri http://www.theworld.org/pod/language/WIWpodcast1.mp3 On the debut podcast of The World in Words, the power of language: Spain tries, and fails, to set words to its national anthem. South Africa's anthem has words but they're in so many different languages that very few people understand them. And the pseudo-language of Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA sounds harmless, unless you're Danish. http://www.theworld.org/pod/language/WIWpodcast1.mp3 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EST no 17:30 The World in Words, language, Patrick Cox, politics, international news, pri's the world, bbc, wgbh, public radio, pri