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A Word in Your Ear ABC Podcasts
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- Образование
Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex walks you through the linguistic mindfield, explaining the weird and wonderful aspects of English and many other languages.
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A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex
The humble prefix: IMpossible to understand how they work or UNpossible to learn them all one by one? Allow Professor Roly Sussex to explain.
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A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex
The sense of smell as in a dog with a keen nose or a special kind of smell as in a wine with a good nose. In this case, 'nose' is a polysemy. Professor Roly Sussex explains.
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A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex
Is there a geographical variation in language in Australia or do we even have regional accents? Professor Roly Sussex is talking about front yards and back gardens.
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A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex
One tooth, two teeth. One goose, two geese. One foot, two feet ... so one mouse, two meese? And why don't we have two foots or two tooths? Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about the problem with plurals.
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A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex
How do you ask for something? It's a simple question but there are lots of answers. Professor Roly Sussex is talking about how we make requests - and offers - in English.
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A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex
How long is a chaise longue and would you really strip and polish a duchess? Professor Roly Sussex is talking about furniture.