Accentricity
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWhy do we love some accents and hate others? Why do we talk differently in different situations? Does learning a new language really teach you to think differently? In this linguistics podcast, I examine how the way we talk connects to who we are.
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Élaina's Story
July 26, 2023 11:27 - 37 minutes - 85.7 MBThis is the final episode (at least for now!) of The Moving Project. During the Covid-19 pandemic we worked with a group of people from all over the world, teaching them to podcast and helping them to tell personal stories about the experience of moving from one place to another. The results of this course are a series of episodes: each one about a very different migration experience, and each person bringing their own style and personality. We hope you love them as much as we do. *** Fr...
Special episode: “Really this girl ought to be going to something better”
August 26, 2022 09:35 - 32 minutes - 73.6 MBOver the past few years, as well as making Accentricity, I’ve been working on the Manchester Voices research project at Manchester Metropolitan University, with Rob Drummond, Holly Dann, Sarah Tasker and Erin Carrie. As part of this work, we used oral history recordings to explore language change over time, and we’ve recently published a journal article about this work. We’re really proud of this article, but it’s not really that accessible to people who aren’t professional linguists, and w...
Special episode: Talking About Voices
October 04, 2021 09:15 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBAs well as making Accentricity, I work on the Manchester Voices project at Manchester Metropolitan University, with Rob Drummond and Holly Dann. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we ran a podcasting course and competition for schools called Talking About Voices. This is a special episode announcing the competition winners. If you’re a teacher in a school in Greater Manchester, email [email protected] to ask about taking part in Talking About Voices round 2 in the coming school year. ...
Anna and Sadie's Story
September 27, 2021 08:59 - 34 minutes - 33.3 MBOver the past year, during the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve been working with a group of people from all over the world, teaching them to podcast and helping them to tell personal stories about the experience of moving from one place to another. Everyone who took part was brand new to podcasting, and most of the episodes were made without any professional equipment, using mobile phones and free editing software. The results of this course are seven episodes: each one about a very different migra...
Lisa's Story
September 12, 2021 09:24 - 54 minutes - 54 MBOver the past year, during the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve been working with a group of people from all over the world, teaching them to podcast and helping them to tell personal stories about the experience of moving from one place to another. Everyone who took part was brand new to podcasting, and most of the episodes were made without any professional equipment, using mobile phones and free editing software. The results of this course are seven episodes: each one about a very different migra...
Helen and Sam's Story
August 30, 2021 08:16 - 33 minutes - 27.3 MBOver the past year, during the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve been working with a group of people from all over the world, teaching them to podcast and helping them to tell personal stories about the experience of moving from one place to another. Everyone who took part was brand new to podcasting, and most of the episodes were made without any professional equipment, using mobile phones and free editing software. The results of this course are seven episodes: each one about a very different migra...
Claire's Story
August 17, 2021 09:17 - 1 hour - 53 MBOver the past year, during the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve been working with a group of people from all over the world, teaching them to podcast and helping them to tell personal stories about the experience of moving from one place to another. Everyone who took part was brand new to podcasting, and most of the episodes were made without any professional equipment, using mobile phones and free editing software. The results of this course are seven episodes: each one about a very different migra...
Charles and Alejandra's Story
August 01, 2021 08:49 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBOver the past year, during the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve been working with a group of people from all over the world, teaching them to podcast and helping them to tell personal stories about the experience of moving from one place to another. Everyone who took part was brand new to podcasting, and most of the episodes were made without any professional equipment, using mobile phones and free editing software. The results of this course are seven episodes: each one about a very different migra...
Maria's Story
July 21, 2021 07:25 - 53 minutes - 50.5 MBOver the past year, during the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve been working with a group of people from all over the world, teaching them to podcast and helping them to tell personal stories about the experience of moving from one place to another. Everyone who took part was brand new to podcasting, and most of the episodes were made without any professional equipment, using mobile phones and free editing software. The results of this course are seven episodes: each one about a very different migra...
Veronica's Story
July 04, 2021 13:46 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBOver the past year, during the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve been working with a group of people from all over the world, teaching them to podcast and helping them to tell personal stories about the experience of moving from one place to another. Everyone who took part was brand new to podcasting, and most of the episodes were made without any professional equipment, using mobile phones and free editing software. The results of this course are seven episodes: each one about a very different migra...
Don't Forget To Tell Them That You're Polish
June 20, 2021 08:46 - 35 minutes - 33.8 MBThis episode is Accentricity’s first audio research paper. In April this year, I was really excited to have an article published in a linguistics journal, telling people about some of the findings from my PhD research. But… not all people. Because although I did my best to write the article as clearly and simply as possible, it’s only really accessible to other linguists. That’s fine, of course – journal articles are for talking to other people in your field. But I think my findings might be...
Series 2 Trailer
June 06, 2021 10:44 - 2 minutes - 2.58 MBWe’re launching series 2 on the 20th of June! Here’s what you can expect to hear…
Introducing: The Sounds of Integration guest series
March 01, 2021 17:21 - 38 minutes - 71.3 MBFor this episode, we bring you something a little bit different. A few months ago, we were invited to work in collaboration with the podcast Refugee Voices Scotland, and make a guest series for a new podcast called The Sounds of Integration. We decided to make a series on the theme of community. It’s a series celebrating the power of community, but also thinking about what happens when communities are put under strain. When people move from one place to another, moving away from the comm...
Bonus Episode: Learning To Talk, One Year Later
August 27, 2020 15:11 - 32 minutes - 53.6 MBIf you would like to take the Wug test (or test the tiny people in your life), I’ve done a blog post it which allows you to do the test here. Remember that it’s not a test of intelligence! It tests a kid’s stage of linguistic development, and also their willingness to play along with the weird world of adults. *** In this particular episode, I’m focusing on the stories of kids who are acquiring spoken language, and who are moving towards communicating in the same kind of way as I am now....
Bonus Episode: Fake Accents
August 06, 2020 07:30 - 49 minutes - 47 MB* Carrie Gillon and Megan Figueroa make The Vocal Fries, a podcast where they investigate and dismantle linguistic prejudice in all its forms. They have loads of episodes about different linguistic issues and varieties. If you fancy learning more about different varieties of American and Canadian English, you could start with this one about Southern American English, this one about Newfoundland English, or this one about Philadelphia English. * Lauren Gawne is a Lecturer in linguistics at L...
Lockdown Linguistics: Fake Accents
July 11, 2020 10:13 - 49 minutes - 48 MB* This episode was made to raise money for Social Bite, a social enterprise who are providing emergency food packages for people who are struggling financially during the Covid-19 outbreak – people in food poverty, and those who have lost work due to the crisis. If you can afford to donate, and you haven’t yet, you can do so at justgiving.com/fundraising/accentricity * Keep in touch by signing up to the new newsletter using this link: accentricity-podcast.com/newsletter * You can also fi...
Fake Accents
June 22, 2020 07:30 - 49 minutes - 47 MB* Carrie Gillon and Megan Figueroa make The Vocal Fries, a podcast where they investigate and dismantle linguistic prejudice in all its forms. They have loads of episodes about different linguistic issues and varieties. If you fancy learning more about different varieties of American and Canadian English, you could start with this one about Southern American English, this one about Newfoundland English, or this one about Philadelphia English. * Lauren Gawne is a Lecturer in linguistics at L...
Bonus Episode: The Best Thing I've Learned About Language part 2
May 25, 2020 05:00 - 19 minutes - 44.5 MBThe students featured, in order of appearance, are: * Jo Pearce is a Masters student in English Language & Linguistics at the University of Glasgow. They are currently working on their dissertation, which looks at how voice quality contributes to listener perception of speaker gender. You can find them on Twitter @_Jo_Pearce. * Davie Wallace is from Cumbernauld and has just completed his Senior Honours in English Language & Linguistics. He recently completed his Dissertation, focusing on...
Bonus Episode: The Best Thing I've Learned About Language part 1
May 11, 2020 06:00 - 18 minutes - 27.5 MBThe students featured, in order of appearance, are: * Sinaed Callaghan is from Glasgow. She has just completed her joint honours degree with English Language and History. Her dissertation looked at the linguistic variable (ing) and how it was used differently throughout a speakers life span. You can find her on twitter at @SinaedC. * Ryan Shaw-Hawkins is from Stevenage in Hertfordshire, and has just completed his third year. He hopes to continue on into postgraduate study in sociolinguis...
Multilingualism is not a Curse part 2
March 30, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 48.2 MBWhy is it that despite all of the evidence that using multiple languages is good for you, multilingualism is still sometimes treated with suspicion? In this episode, I examine the concept of verbal hygiene, and how the policing of linguistic borders affects our lives. *** The contributors: * Agnieszka Wodzińska is a writer. She has a zine about the experience of moving to Scotland, which is out now and available on Etsy. It’s called ‘One Of The Good Ones’. Her essay ‘When The Curtain Fa...
Bonus Episode: Learning to Talk , One Year Later
March 29, 2020 09:57 - 32 minutes - 53.6 MBThe contributors: * Harris, aged 1. Thanks to mum Angie and dad Braxton. * Mila, aged 2. Thanks to mum Nichola. * Connie, aged 2 and a bit. Thanks to mum Kat, dad Andrew and gran Sheila. * Martha, aged 2 and a half. Thanks to mum Jennie and dad Euan. * Kira, aged 3. Thanks to mum Joanna. * Emilie, aged 4. Thanks to mum Jenn.
Multilingualism is not a Curse part 1
March 16, 2020 10:00 - 30 minutes - 46.8 MBThe contributors: * Antonella Sorace is Professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. She is a world leading authority on bilingualism over the lifespan. * Kyle Bettley is a Senior Lecturer at Glasgow Clyde College, teaching British Sign Language Studies and ESOL. * Diana Lugo López is a PhD student studying multilingualism at the University of Edinburgh. * Eva Hanna is a PhD student who studies multilingualism at the University of Glasgow. She is also the pa...
Learning to Talk
March 02, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBIf you would like to take the Wug test (or test the tiny people in your life), I’ve done a blog post it which allows you to do so here. Remember that it’s not a test of intelligence! It tests a kid’s stage of linguistic development, and also their willingness to play along with the weird world of adults. In this particular episode, I’m focusing on the stories of kids who are acquiring spoken language, and who are moving towards communicating in the same kind of way as I am now. Of course k...
Singing Voice, Speaking Voice
February 17, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 45.2 MBThe contributors: * Justin Currie performs solo and with his band Del Amitri. * Aidan Moffat’s most recent album is a collaboration with RM Hubbert called Here Lies The Body. If you haven’t listened to Arab Strap, look up Ten Years of Tears for a very fast trip through their career. * Dave Hook performs with the band Stanley Odd, and solo as Solareye. He will be supporting Bombskare at the Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh on the 2nd of March (2019), and you can see him as part of collaborativ...
More Than One Voice
February 03, 2020 13:00 - 25 minutes - 58.8 MBThe contributors: * Jennifer Smith is Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of Glasgow. At the moment she’s working on two big research projects: One Speaker Two Dialects and The Scots Syntax Atlas. You can find more information about her research and publications here. * Emilia is only seven so she doesn’t (yet) have a website. Watch this space! Thanks also to her brother Daniel, her mum Ula and her dad Kyle. * Thanks to all of the contributors from the Barras – you were end...
Making Assumptions
January 20, 2020 14:00 - 23 minutes - 35.9 MBThe contributors: * Jenny Wartanby is working on a PhD about the Scottish movement to end violence against women. You can follow her on Twitter @armsofrain. * Mark Leslie (“unleash the Glaswegian accent!”) is a photographer who takes INCREDIBLE photos around and about the Barras. You can see some of his work here. * Ewa Wanat is a phonetician working at the University of Glasgow. * Collette McCarthy works in TV - she’s a development executive for World Productions. She is origin...
Episode 6: Multilingualism is not a Curse part 2
April 06, 2019 08:26 - 32 minutes - 48.2 MB* Agnieszka Wodzińska is a writer. She has a zine about the experience of moving to Scotland, which is out now and available on Etsy. It’s called ‘One Of The Good Ones’. Her essay ‘When The Curtain Falls’ is going to be featured in the anthology The Bi-ble volume II: New Testimonials, which will be published by Monstrous Regiment in the summer. It’s about growing up queer in Poland. * Alison Phipps is Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies at the University of Glasgow, and the UNE...
Episode 5: Multilingualism is not a Curse part 1
April 06, 2019 08:12 - 30 minutes - 46.8 MB* Antonella Sorace is Professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. She is a world leading authority on bilingualism over the lifespan. * Kyle Bettley is a Senior Lecturer at Glasgow Clyde College, teaching British Sign Language Studies and ESOL. * Diana Lugo López is a PhD student studying multilingualism at the University of Edinburgh. * Eva Hanna is a PhD student who studies multilingualism at the University of Glasgow. She is also the parent of two multilingua...
Episode 4: Learning to Talk
March 15, 2019 19:19 - 31 minutes - 51 MBHow do babies learn to talk? In this episode I explore how they go from little howling machines to little sentence builders in the space of a couple of years.
Episode 3: Singing Voice, Speaking Voice
February 23, 2019 11:45 - 29 minutes - 45.2 MBGet in touch @accentricitypod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and tell me about how this situation compares to the music scene where you are. *** The contributors: * Justin Currie performs solo and with his band Del Amitri. * Aidan Moffat’s most recent album is a collaboration with RM Hubbert called Here Lies The Body. If you haven’t listened to Arab Strap, look up Ten Years of Tears for a very fast journey through their career. * Dave Hook performs with the band Stanley Odd, and so...
Episode 2: More Than One Voice
February 09, 2019 11:21 - 25 minutes - 58.8 MBIf you’d like to talk about style-shifting and code-switching, join in the chat @accentricitypod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. *** If you’d like to support this podcast financially, click here or here. If you have enthusiasm but not cold hard cash, tell a pal about it, or gies a wee rating and review. These things are just as helpful! *** The contributors: * Jennifer Smith is Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of Glasgow. At the moment she’s working on two big researc...
Episode 1: Making Assumptions
January 26, 2019 11:43 - 23 minutes - 35.9 MBIf you’d like to talk about your experiences with linguistic prejudice, join in the chat @accentricitypod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Also visit The Accentism Project, where you can submit your story to a growing collection, and read about other people’s experiences. The contributors: Most of the people who appear on this episode are strangers I met at the Barras. If you hear a voice you know, ask them to listen to the episode and get in touch, I’d love to hear from them! The peop...
Series 1 trailer
January 05, 2019 12:28 - 2 minutes - 4.26 MBFor updates, follow the podcast @accentricitypod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.