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The Routes of English

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

1,000 Years of Spoken English
In the last of the series, Melvyn Bragg explores the history of the spoken language of Britain.
A World of Many Englishes. British English is today only one local variety of the language which has become the lingua franca of the world. How has American influence worldwide affected the way English works and is developing in its sound, spelling and structure? Professor Steven Pinker joins novelist and actor Stephen Fry to debate the current and future state of the language.
Producers Tom Alban and Simon Elmes. Repeated at 9.30pm (R)

Contributors

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Melvyn Bragg
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Professor Steven Pinker
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Stephen Fry
Producers:
Tom Alban
Producers:
Simon Elmes.
Source: Radio Times

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