Making Words
Sara Phillips passed this wonderful podcast link on to me. In the first bit, you can hear a brief reflection on why American and British accents are so different—and how the American accent may more closely reflect the speech of Shakespeare’s day, answering the question: When did Americans lose their British accent?
An awesome second segment on a tonal language: The difference between “enemy” and “friend” is an almost unnoticeable (for English speakers) pitch change. Reminds me of how much I don’t know. Which is a lot. And I know that. So there’s no need to rub it in…
