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February 19, 2006

Labov on NPR

In case you missed it on Language Log:

Robert Siegel interviewed Bill Labov on All Things Considered, 2/16/2006: “American Accent Undergoing Great Vowel Shift“. Siegel is an intelligent and skillful interviewer, and Bill gives a terrific performance. Listen to it!

Yeah, do that.

P.S. Why do radio stories on language variation always have to play the “you say [tʰəmeɪɾoʊ], I say [tʰəmɑ:ɾoʊ]” song???

Filed under General by Eric Baković @ 7:48 pm

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  1. The same song plays at the opening and closing credits of the classic American Tongues.

    Comment by Bob Kennedy — February 21, 2006 @ 12:01 pm

  2. It’s also the theme song for the radio show I love to hate: A Way With Words.

    Comment by Eric Bakovic — February 21, 2006 @ 2:43 pm


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