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Interview Archives: English Language
Thursday June 24, 2010, 11:06 AM
The English Language
Dennis Baron, Ph.D, Professor of English at the University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
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Categories: English Language
Tuesday March 09, 2010, 11:06 AM
"The Art of the Book Review"
Jan Ciabattari, Writer, Editor, Columnist, Book Critic
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Books and Reading • English Language • Writing
Friday January 08, 2010, 11:06 AM
The English Language
Dennis Baron, Ph.D, Professor of English and Linguistics, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
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Friday August 14, 2009, 11:06 AM
The Years of Talking Dangerously
Geoffrey Nunberg, Ph.D., Adjunct Full Professor, School of Information, University of California, Berkeley; Senior Researcher, Center for the Study of Language and Information and Consulting Full Professor of Linguistics, Stanford University
Host: David Inge
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Categories: English Language • Language and Linguistics • Politics
Thursday June 11, 2009, 10:06 AM
Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language
Patricia T. O'Conner, Former Editor at The New York Times Book Review
Host: David Inge
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Friday April 24, 2009, 11:06 AM
Slang: The People's Poetry
Michael Adams, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of English, Indiana University
Host: David Inge
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Categories: English Language
Monday December 01, 2008, 10:06 AM
The English Language
Dennis Baron, Ph.D., Professor of English
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Communication • English Language
Thursday September 20, 2007, 10:06 AM
Word Fugitives
Barbara Wallraff, Senior Editor of the BackPage of Word Court, and “Word Fugitives” Columnist for The Atlantic Monthly
Host: Rita Schulte
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Categories: English Language
Tuesday October 10, 2006, 11:06 AM
Writing Poetry
Ralph Salisbury, Poet, Fiction Writer and Professor Emeritus of the University of Oregon
Ingrid Wendt, Poet, Teacher and Editor
Host: David Inge
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Categories: English Language • Poetry • Writing
Thursday May 04, 2006, 10:06 AM
The English Language
Dennis Baron, Professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
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Categories: English Language • Language and Linguistics • University of Illinois
