Word of Mouth

Episode
It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it
Broadcast Info
2025 (28 mins)
Description
Michael Rosen on the linguistic comfort food of clichés, pragmatics and how we use language to connect us beyond the actual words used. Derek Bousfield explains how words do more than carry meaning: context governs what we say and how it’s understood.
Genre
Literature; Language

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The Open University, "Word of Mouth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/254399 (Accessed 06 Dec 2025)