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WORD!
To The Best of Our Knowledge
from Wisconsin Public Radio
Judicial activist. Neo-con. Partial birth abortion.
Pro-choice. Collateral damage. Just words, right? Well, we all know
that words have power. Some words can even take on a life of their
own. In this hour of the 2005 Peabody award-winning To The Best
Of Our Knowledge we'll take a closer look at the hidden life
of words. From White House jargon to hip hop jive. And, the Alpha
and Omega of all dictionaries - God's dictionary.
SEGMENT 1:
Susan Corso is the author of "God's
Dictionary: Divine Definitions for Everyday Enlightenment."
She tells Jim Fleming about spiritual etymology and how she interprets
the root meanings of words to come up with her definitions.
SEGMENT 2:
Political scientist and linguist George Lakoff
is the author most recently of "Don't Think of an Elephant:
Know Your Values, Frame the Debate." He tells Steve Paulson
that Conservatives have devoted a lot of thought, care and money
to developing a rhetoric that advances their social agenda. They've
even persuaded so-called "objective" journalists to
use their language. Also, Charle Monroe Kane talks with Japanese-American
rapper Tom Shimura, a.k.a. Lyrics Born, who's the founder
of Quannum Records. And we hear lots of his music.
SEGMENT 3:
"Beyond the Great Mountain: A Visual Poem about
China." is artist and children's book author Ed Young's
latest. He says it's really about the Chinese language. Young
tells Anne Strainchamps that even basic literacy in Chinese requires
memorizing 4,000 characters. Also, Christopher Moore talks
with Steve Paulson about untranslatable words. His book is "In
Other Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words
around the World."
Cassette copies are available
at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 05-10-23-B.
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Books:
- George Lakoff, Moral
Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think (University
of Chicago Press)
- George Lakoff, Don't Think of an Elephant:
Progressive Values and the Framing Wars a Progressive Guide to
Action (Chelsea Green Publishing Company)
- Susan Corso, God's Dictionary: Divine
Definitions for Everyday Enlightenment (Jeremy P. Tarcher)
- Christopher J. Moore, In Other Words:
A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the
World (Walker and Company)
- Ed Young, Beyond the Great Mountains:
A Visual Poem About China (Chronicle Books)
Links:
Music:
- DJ Photek. "The Hidden Camera," "Smoke
Rings," "Axiom," and "Modus Operandi"
all off of his Modus Operandi CD.
Distribution dates:
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Questions and comments can
be addressed to: flemingj@wpr.org
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