by Christine Kenneally BH | Nov 14, 2011 | Accents
Amelia Lester’s ‘fearlessness’ sounds Australian. Her ‘integrate’ sounds American, and her ‘loved’ – as in, “I loved growing up in Sydney” – is strung out halfway over the Pacific. I spoke to Lester for The Monthly
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jan 30, 2008 | Accents
Scrunchies, minimum chips, and a streaker’s defence in The Age.
by Christine Kenneally BH | Sep 18, 2007 | Accents, Brain
A young boy who underwent lifesaving brain surgery wakes up with a different British accent. The Age.
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jul 16, 2007 | Accents, Infants, Languages
The tendency to favor your own social group over others emerges before you’ve learned anything about current disputes or historical conflict, before you’ve even learned how to talk. Children show strong early preferences for people speaking their native...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 27, 2007 | Accents, Dolphins
Dolphins in geographically distinct areas pronounce their p & q’s differently. LanguageLog, Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation.
