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The Vocal Fries

The Vocal Fries

The Vocal Fries

The monthly podcast about linguistic discrimination. Learn about how we judge other people's speech as a sneaky way to be racist, sexist, classist, etc. Carrie and Megan teach you how to stop being an accidental jerk. Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod

138 - Gorsh! We All Have Accents
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  • 138 - Gorsh! We All Have Accents

    Carrie and Megan talk with Drs Rusty Barrett, Professor of Linguistics, Jennifer Cramer, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Kentucky, and Kevin B. McGowan, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of the University of Kentucky Phonetics Lab (all at at the University of Kentucky), about their book English with an Accent: Language, Ideology, and Discrimination in the United States

    New language in AustraliaChaos/order muppets

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    Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

    Mon, 15 Apr 2024
  • 137 - The Funnest Episode

    Megan and Carrie talk with Dr Anne Curzanabout her book Says Who? A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words.

    Trump's brain

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    Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

    Tue, 12 Mar 2024
  • 136 - Braillians

    Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Sheri Wells-Jensen,  Associate Professor at Bowling Green State University, about her chapter Cognition, Sensory Input, and Linguistics : A Possible Language for Blind Aliens in the new book Xenolinguistics: Towards a Science of Extraterrestrial Language, blind aliens, how languages can be, and her appreciation of the movie Arrival.

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    Threads us @vocalfriespod Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com

    Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

    Mon, 12 Feb 2024
  • 135 - Linguistic Discrimination against Uyghurs in China

    Megan and Carrie talk with Dr Lee Moore about the linguistic situation in China, particularly the hostile environment towards Uyghurs.

    He is also the author of "A dyslexic learning Chinese".

    WOTY23

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    Threads us @vocalfriespod Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com

    Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

    Tue, 16 Jan 2024
  • 134 - Werthwhile Language

    Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Suzanne Wertheim about her book, The Inclusive Language Field Guide: 6 Simple Principles for Avoiding Painful Mistakes and Communicating Respectfully.

    pentl'atch named a living language

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    Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

    Mon, 11 Dec 2023
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