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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? URL: http://www.theworld.org Updated: 1 hour 29 min ago The World in Words 4: a teenager, two linguists and the US Congress revive dying languages Mon, 2008-05-19 14:00 Languages are dying out faster than ever, and no-one seems to know quite what to do about it. But that's not stopping a Chilean teen from teaching himself Selk'nam, previous considered a dead language. It's not stopping two American linguists whose attempts to document endangered languages is the subject of a new movie. And it's not stopping Gullah-Geechee speakers from the southeastern United States from enlisting federal support in their bid to ensure the suvival of their language. Categories: PRI's The World: Podcasts, PRI's The World: Weekly Podcasts The World in Words 3: creating linguistic history on a desert island, and Israel's Seinfeld connection Mon, 2008-05-12 13:00 In this edition of The World in Words, linguist Derek Bickerton talks about his lifelong love of creoles and his attempt to create a new language on a desert island. Also former speechwriter Gregory Levey on how he nearly got an Israeli prime minister to channel Seinfeld. Categories: PRI's The World: Podcasts, PRI's The World: Weekly Podcasts The World in Words 2: Russian names, Putinisms and a diplomatic mistranslation Mon, 2008-05-05 16:00 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. Categories: PRI's The World: Podcasts, PRI's The World: Weekly Podcasts The World in Words 1: two national an