Thus begins a series of adventures, recounted engagingly by Mrs. Hudson herself - adventures and investigations which take her across the country, from the Midlands to Sydenham, from Eastbourne to Edinburgh. Her warmth and down-to-earth practicality are brought to bear on a range of strange and startling crimes that occasionally lead even Mrs. Hudson herself into mortal danger.
Series Two Four episodes of approx. 30 min. each, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009. 1 So Wrong It's Right Stephen examines how 'wrong' English can become right English. With help from a lexicographer, an educationalist, a Times sub-editor and a judge, Stephen examines the way in which usage changes language. 2 Speaking Proper Stephen investigates what nowadays counts as 'speaking proper'. 3 Hallo! Stephen says 'goodbye' with a programme about 'hallo', and how it came to be one of the world's favourite words.
4 The joy of gibberish
Stephen Fry investigates the phenomenon of gibberish - what it is, why we write and speak and sing it, and why we enjoy it so much.
Chief Inspector Morse, a middle-aged bachelor with a fondness for crossword puzzles, Mozart, and attractive women, investigates a series of suspicious and sinister events at Oxfords Church of St. Frideswide.
In this book one of the world's foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field--its principal achievements, its most pressing current questions, and its most promising future directions. In addition to explaining the progress philosophers have made toward creating a theoretical framework for the study of language, Scott Soames investigates foundational concepts--such as truth, reference, and meaning--that are central to the philosophy of language and important to philosophy as a whole. other aspects of language use.
Sigmund Freud revolutionized the way in which we think about oursleves. From its beginnings as a theory of neurosis, Freud developed psychoanalysis into a general psychology which became widely accepted as the predominant mode of discussing personality and interpersonal relationships. Anthony Storr goes one step further and investigates the status of Freud's legacy today and the disputes that surround it.
