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As noted on Episode 42: Water is Life, the verb in Diné Bizaad is quite complicated. For example: ch’íshidiniɫdazh ‘someone jerked me outdoors’ This verb is made up of a stem (-dazh) and a bunch of prefixes (things attached to the front of something).                                                                                                          verb stem ch’í                             shi       di                       … Continue reading Water is Life Addendum: The Diné Bizaad (Navajo) Verb →

In our latest episode (On the Basis of Voice), we read an email from a listener, Ed Evanson. He sent us the paper he wrote on “Injun” English. Abstract below. If you’d like to email him for a copy of the paper, you can do so at ed.evanson96 AT gmail.com THE CIVILISABLE PRINCESS AND HOLLYWOOD INJUN ENGLISH … Continue reading Second Addendum: “Injun” English →

On the latest episode of The Vocal Fries, Megan and Carrie talk with Kelly Wright, PhD student at the University of Michigan, about housing discrimination via dialect discrimination. You can find more information about Kelly on her website, and you can follow her on Twitter @raciolinguistic. Listen to her speak about accent and advancement in the American workplace … Continue reading Addendum: On the Basis of Voice →