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The Language of Empire
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The Language of Empire

Amok, "boomerang," "bungalow," "bangle," "dumdum," "plonk," "assassin" - these are some of the many words that have entered English by way of colonial expansion. This program explores how the British Empire in its heyday exported its language around...