He also loved words and writing. The museum has special proof of Porter's love of language -- his dictionary.

VOA: special.2010.12.17

And he showed how to change one thousand five hundred words into a living language that informed,educated and entertained millions of people.

VOA: special.2009.10.16

Pig Latin is simply minor changes that are made to words to make a funny,secret language.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

All day Miss Sullivan kept touching Helen's hand, spelling words that gave Helen a language.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

This piece of basalt rock has been cut with words in the Akkadian language.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

Arab words like Toubib - or doctor - pepper the French language.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30