Accentricity Podcast
1) Learning to Talk
How do babies learn to talk? In this episode I explore how they go from little howling machines to little sentence builders in the space of a couple of years.
2) Élaina's Story
In this episode, Élaina tells the story of her relationship with her family’s languages: those that were passed on to her by her parents, or those that weren’t.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Special episode: “Really this girl ought to be going to something better”
Over the past few years, as well as making Accentricity, I’ve been working on the Manchester Voices research project at Manchester Metropolitan University, with Rob Drummond, Holly Dann, Sarah Tasker ...Show More
4) Special episode: Talking About Voices
As well as making Accentricity, I work on the Manchester Voices project at Manchester Metropolitan University, with Rob Drummond and Holly Dann. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we ran a podcasting cours...Show More
5) Anna and Sadie's Story
My mum, Anna, is Polish. But she’s not from Poland - she was born in Edinburgh, and has lived there for most of her life. How can someone who is completely Scottish also be completely Polish? And why ...Show More
6) Lisa's Story
Lisa loved living in Hamberg, so when her boss asked her to move across Germany to Bamberg, in Bavaria, she wasn’t sure she could do it…
7) Helen and Sam's Story
Helen’s friend Sam never quite felt at home in the country he was born in, America. He left in search of a place to belong, and found Berlin. But after nine years spent there, is Berlin home to him? W...Show More
8) Claire's Story
Claire is learning to speak Doric, a variety of Scots that comes from the North East of Scotland. But when she speaks it, it makes her husband, who grew up with Doric, feel uncomfortable. In this epis...Show More
9) Charles and Alejandra's Story
Charles’ aunt, Alejandra, was born in Chile but has been in America for almost 30 years – more than half her life. When you’ve been away from a place for so long, it can be hard to maintain a connecti...Show More
10) Maria's Story
Maria Dokovova has been living in Scotland for ten years, but she doesn’t have a Scottish accent. How would her life be different if she did?