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  1. Tracking the Emergence of New Words Across Time and Space (2015)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Media studies

    Podcast. Dr Jack Grieve, Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics at Aston University, asserts that very little is known about how new words spread in language. New words are regularly identified by lexicographers,...

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  2. Mic Drop (2017)

    Director
    Keith Piper
    Subject
    American Studies; Film studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale Hire, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 12 minutes), On request

    When Obama dropped the microphone, he knew what he was doing: this gesture remains a powerful way of underlining some final words. Derived from the 1980s rap scene, it signals the point when words reach...

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  3. Virginia Woolf - BBC Radio Interviews (2003)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/ Online

    Extracts from a BBC radio programme, WORDS FAIL ME, broadcast on 29/5/1927, in which Virginia Woolf gives a eulogy to words.

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  4. William McIlvanney: Living with Words

    Director
    Maurice O’Brien
    Producer
    Gill Parry; William McIlvanney
    Subject
    Literature

    Portrait of the Scottish writer William McIlvanney, one of Scotland’s most accomplished writers, and author of books such as ‘Docherty’ and and the Laidlaw series, which inspired later writers of...

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  5. Fair(Y) Use Tale, A

    Director
    Eric Faden
    Subject
    Law

    Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the Disney cartoon characters - very folksresponsible for...

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  6. Introduction to John Dowland, An (1984)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 24 minutes), £28.00

    Analyses in detail Dowland’s song ‘Can She Excuse My Wrongs’ in order to illuminate the general approach to the setting of words taken by composers of the period. There is an historical introduction to...

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  7. Wrestling with Words (2006)

    Subject
    Biology; Psychology

    Every word we utter calls on 37 muscles and thousands of nerves. It’s not surprising that for many of us the process goes wrong. The result - a debilitating stammer or just everyday "disfluency". Philip...

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  8. Proof-Reading: Telling Stories with Numbers, Telling Stories with Words (2008)

    Subject
    Literature; Mathematics

    Video recording of Mark Haddon discussing the art/science interface with Marcus du Sautoy - arranged in collaboration with the Royal Society of Literature and held at the Royal Society on 10/11/2008. They...

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  9. Harper Audio: Anthony Burgess’ ‘A Clockwork Orange’

    Subject
    English language and literature

    A selection of the HarperCollins audio collections can now be heard on the Internet Town Hall. Anthony Burgess reads from his cult classic, "A Clockwork Orange." This novel consists of a series of episodes...

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  10. Hearing Colours, Eating Sounds (2005)

    Subject
    Psychology

    A two part series in which Georgina Ferry explores the condition of synaesthesia, a condition affecting as many as 1 in 2000 people, in which the five senses intermingle and some people see colours and...

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