The Vocal Fries Pod

In “Means Doesn’t Rhyme with New Orleans”, we talk with Lisa Sprowls, PhD student at Tulane University about New Orleans English(es), especially Yat and the Garden District dialects, and speakers perception of New Orleans dialects. https://radiopublic.com/the-vocal-fries-GOoXdO/ep/s1!38ea0 There were a few jargon-y bits so here’s more info: The distribution of -r When we talk about r-fullness … Continue reading Means Doesn’t Rhyme with New Orleans Addendum →

In “Don’t Mind the Gap”, we speak with Dr. Nelson Flores, Associate Professor of Educational Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, about the so-called 30 million word gap. https://radiopublic.com/the-vocal-fries-GOoXdO/ep/s1!ce6cf Here is a good starter post about the topic by Dr. Flores on his blog, Educational Linguist. Here is a link to the Sperry et al. (academic) … Continue reading Don’t Mind the Gap Addendum →

If you enjoyed our latest episode with Issa Wurie from the Young Free and Coupled podcast, you might want to learn a little bit more about South London grime music and slang. If you haven’t heard it yet, you can find it here. https://radiopublic.com/the-vocal-fries-GOoXdO/ep/s1!f5605 Here are some artists Issa mentioned: Stormzy Dizzee Rascal Wiley And … Continue reading Calling London Addendum →