In a Manner of Speaking

By: Paul Meier
  • Summary

  • A podcast on the spoken word
    © 2024 Paul Meier
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Episodes
  • Episode 82 (American and British Dialects in Popular Song)
    Nov 1 2024
    Linguist Karen Burgos returns to the podcast for November 2024 to discuss American and British dialects in popular song. She and Paul are joined by podcast co-producer Cameron Meier to examine dialect trends in music from the first decade of the 20th century to today.
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    49 mins
  • Episode 81 (Voices of the Civil Rights Movement)
    Oct 1 2024
    Actor, director, and voice/dialect coach Jacqueline Springfield returns to the podcast for October 2024 to discuss voices of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Paul and Jacqueline analyze snippets of 11 speeches, from Booker T. Washington in 1895 to President Barack Obama in 2016, looking at dialect, content, and style.
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    50 mins
  • Episode 80 (Trace That Place)
    Sep 1 2024
    Podcast regular David Crystal is back on "In a Manner of Speaking" to discuss his new website, TraceThatPlace.com, which allows users to explore the story and sound of place names on the road signs and railway stations of Britain." Visit the September 2024 podcast page at PaulMeier.com/In-a-Manner-of-Speaking for more information.
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    40 mins

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