Word of Mouth
Word of Mouth
BBC Radio 4
Frenchified: The Influence of French on English
26 minutes Posted Apr 11, 2017 at 3:00 pm.
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Michael Rosen & Dr Laura Wright find out how much of our language comes from French roots, from Anglo-Norman onwards. A Sunday lunch menu from The Ritz is food for thought, and Dr Richard Ashdowne explains the surprising history behind many words we think of as English, with the help of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Producer Beth O'Dea.