In a Manner of Speaking

In a Manner of Speaking


Latest Episodes

Episode 75 (Loudmouths and the Sound of Silence)
April 01, 2024

An Examination of the Extremes of the Human Voice's Volume

Episode 74 (Folk Linguistics)
March 01, 2024

A Conversation with Dennis Preston

Episode 73 (The American Dialect Society)
February 01, 2024

A Conversation with Betsy Evans

Episode 72 (The Word: an Illusive Concept)
January 01, 2024

A Conversation with Victor Boucher

Episode 71 (The History of Silent Reading)
December 01, 2023

A Conversation with Paul Saenger

Episode 70 (How American English Got Its Start)
November 01, 2023

A Conversation with Karen Burgos

Episode 69 (Orality and Literacy)
October 01, 2023

A Conversation with Brian Ott

Episode 68 (English Through the Ages)
September 01, 2023

A Conversation with David Crystal

Episode 67 (Harmonic Overtone Chanting)
August 01, 2023

A Conversation with Jill Purce

Episode 66 ("Shakespeare's Magical Keyboard")
July 01, 2023

The July 2023 episode of "In a Manner of Speaking" is all about William Shakespeare. Paul dives deep into the Bard, from iambic pentameter, to scansion, to scoring, to metre, to Original Pronunciation. It's a fun exercise for scholars and profes