Podcast: Chinese Orphans Catch a Break
Photo: Richard.Asia/Flickr
Carol and Patrick discuss five language stories in the news including: new naming protocols for Chinese orphans; a Spanish language movie that is barred from competing as a foreign language film at the Academy Awards; and the latest volume of the Dictionary of American Regional English.
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