In a Manner of Speaking
Latest Episodes
Episode 38 (The Curious Affair of the Glottal Stop and the Schwa)
For the March episode, Paul discusses the phonetic phenomena known as the glottal stop and the schwa. The glottal stop is that little explosion you feel in your throat when you say phrases such as "uh-huh," "huh-uh," and "uh-oh,&
Episode 37 (Polari: the Secret Language of Gay Men)
A Conversation with Paul Baker
Episode 31 (Foreign-Language Accents)
In the August 2020 edition of the podcast, Paul discusses foreign-language accents in a variety of contexts, including acting, everyday comprehension, "accent reduction," "reverse mistakes," the terms "accents and dialects,"