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. . . Or No?Comedian Rob Brackenridge talks with us about the particulars of Wisconsin Englishes and why it plays well outside of the state.
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Apr 26, 200 6 |
Sounds Signifying Something, Part AIn this podcast Tom Purnell and Joe Salmons talk about how some consonants (b, d, g, z type sounds) in Wisconsin and surrounding areas sound like their closest neighbor (p, t, k, s type sounds). You can see the spectrograms and waveforms of bat and bad which are discussed in the podcast. |
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Apr 12, 2006 |
Bubbler!A continuation of our discussion with Joan Houston Hall and Luanne von Schneidemesser on their work with the Dictionary of American Regional English. In this podcast they discuss the famous 'bubbler' example and what they call 'oncers,' words for which they only have one citation. |
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| Mar 29, 2006 |
Look It Up!Joan Houston Hall and Luanne von Schneidemesser from the Dictionary of American Regional English discuss the dictionary and words particular to Wisconsin. |
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Mar 22, 2006 |
Uff Da !We continue our discussion of "sense of place" and Wisconsin by talking with folklore expert Professor Jim Leary. |
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Mar 15, 2006 |
Yah Hey!Lou & Peter Berryman stop by to talk about English spoken in Wisconsin. They play renditions of "Squirrelly Valley Two Step" and "Da Biggest Cow." The discussion covers how language reflects a sense of place. |
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