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Linguists

Anthropologist and linguist Lorenzo Turner discusses the Gullah dialect
Sep. 27, 1953
Discussing his autobiography "Perfect Pitch: A Life Story" with Russian-born musicologist, pianist and composer Nicolas Slonimsky
Apr. 13, 1988
Studs Terkel discusses the English language with Bergen Evans ; part 1
Feb. 26, 1962
Howard Vincent discusses foreign languages and Herman Melville
Dec. 22, 1959
Dr. Herbert S. Terrace discusses his work in the field of primate cognition
Feb. 1980
Ellen Afterman, Clinton Sanders and Spellman Young discuss the exclusionary power of language
1970
Kimon Friar discusses Nikos Kazantzakis and the art of Greek translation
Dec. 12, 1977
Professor Irwin Weil discusses Russian literature, poetry, and theater
Mar. 25, 1987
Discussing the book "Wordstruck: A Memoir" with the author, journalist Robert MacNeil
Mar. 23, 1989
Professor Irwin Weil discusses his trip to China to attend an international meeting of teachers in Russian and Russian literature
Feb. 8, 1988