Who was the very first person to speak and where was it? These are questions that have been troubling Eva. She's in Year 6 at St Sebastian's Primary School in Yeronga and Professor Roly Sussex is only too happy to answer.
10/27/2021
24:08
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex
What language do we use or hear which doesn't mean very much but has an important social function? Professor Roly Sussex is talking about phatic communion.
10/21/2021
25:29
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex
Prepare for a tongue-lashing from the ABC's word wizard because Professor Roly Sussex is giving the thumbs up to metaphors from body parts.
10/14/2021
28:48
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex
K-Pop and the Squid Game are just two examples of the popularity of Korean culture, and the new edition of the Oxford English Dictionary has just added more than 20 words of Korean origin.
10/7/2021
22:22
A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex
Actress, manageress, waitress: are those descriptions somewhat antiquated these days or are gendered nouns important so we know who's being talked about? Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about gendered language.
