May 17 Election 2019 Kentucky Primary 2019: Here’s How The Gubernatorial Candidates Use Language Seeing words a candidate uses repeatedly throughout an interview gives insight into the interests that they might bring to office if elected. By Alexandra Kanik May 17 Election 2019 Ky. Primary 2019: Here's How The Gubernatorial Candidates Use Language Alexandra Kanik
Jan 5 Community Growing International Community Means More Demand For Interpreters One area that’s growing is medical interpretation. By Roxanne Scott Jan 5 Community Growing International Community Means More Demand For Interpreters Roxanne Scott
Mar 25 Education For Linguaphiles, Learning A New Language Is A Labor Of Love About 200 high school students will gather Saturday at the University of Kentucky for the annual World Language Showcase. By Roxanne Scott Mar 25 Education For Linguaphiles, Learning A New Language Is A Labor Of Love Roxanne Scott
Jan 4 State of Affairs Euphemisms STATE OF AFFAIRS 01/04/11: Whether we're over the hill, under the weather, in the soup, or out to lunch, we love euphemisms! We use them everyday to stand in for the taboo; softening, often with a laugh, topics difficult, embarrassing, or personal. Join us and our guest Ralph Keyes, author of the book Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms, as we tour colorful expressions people play with every time they talk. Listen to the Show By Laura Ellis Jan 4 State of Affairs Euphemisms Laura Ellis
Oct 23 State of Affairs Um… Slips, Stumbles and Verbal Blunders If you listen to a recording of yourself speaking, you might be surprised at how many times you say, "um," and, "uh." Hopefully you wouldn't hear yourself utter something like, "misunderestimate," or, "like such as in South Africa, and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as." Verbal missteps are the subject of Michael Erard's new book, "Um…: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean." Listen to the Show By Laura Ellis Oct 23 State of Affairs Um… Slips, Stumbles and Verbal Blunders Laura Ellis