In a Manner of Speaking
by Paul Meier
November 1, 2024 2:01 pm
Welcome to Paul Meier’s free, monthly “In a Manner of Speaking” podcasts, which he began in February 2018. Each podcast tackles a topic related to the spoken word, including idiolects, news reading, pragmatics, code-switching, Original Pronunciation, phonetics, dialect clichés and stereotypes, and dialects of indigenous peoples. Paul also invites guests, such as renowned linguist David Crystal, indigenous-speech expert Eric Armstrong, Audie Award-winning audiobook narrators Tavia Gilbert and Julia Whelan, renowned dialect coaches and designers Jim Johnson and Amy Stoller, actress Laraine Newman, and Australian bestseller writer Mem Fox. (Bach’s Cello Suite #1 in G Major BMV 1007 Prelude (by Ivan Dolgunov) courtesy of Jamendo Licensing.)
Recent Episodes
Episode 82 (American and British Dialects in Popular Song)
2 weeks agoEpisode 81 (Voices of the Civil Rights Movement)
2 months agoEpisode 80 (Trace That Place)
3 months agoEpisode 79 (Come from Away)
4 months agoEpisode 78 (Transatlantic and Old Movie Dialects)
5 months agoEpisode 77 (A Unique Path to Film and TV Success)
6 months agoEpisode 76 (African-American English)
7 months agoEpisode 75 (Loudmouths and the Sound of Silence)
8 months agoEpisode 74 (Folk Linguistics)
9 months agoEpisode 73 (The American Dialect Society)
10 months ago