Protecting the "Homeland": US Coast Guard officers stand on guard on their vessel as Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, not seen, visits the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, Calif., Friday, July 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Buzzword: "Homeland" Story aired: Tuesday, July 24, 2007
The use of the word "homeland" gain currency after the 9/11 attacks. Linguist and U.S. Berkeley professor Geoffrey Nunberg parses the word and the images it conjures.
