Edgar B. Herwick III, of the National Public Radio station WGBH in my erstwhile stomping grounds of Greater Boston, got me on the phone (Skype, actually) to find out why Celtic music is “keltik” but the Boston Celtics are “seltik.” Of course, I told him. You can listen to the radio show, or read the script, or both:
Why We Pronounce ‘Celtic’ Music And Boston ‘Celtics’ Differently
Posted in language and linguistics
Tagged Boston, Celtic, Celtics, interview, NPR, pronounce, pronunciation, radio, WGBH
My article on what American English will sound like in 2050, which led to my being on a radio show in Los Angeles, has since gotten me interviewed on two more radio shows – like the first one, on National Public Radio, which seems to be the only kind of radio station that cares about this kind of thing. You can listen to the interviews:
New Hampshire Public Radio, May 11 (11 minutes)
Georgia Public Broadcasting, June 4 (5½ minutes)
Posted in The Week
Tagged interview, language change, National Public Radio, NPR, The Week
I’ve been interviewed a second time about that article I did for The Week on what Americans will sound like in 2050. This time it was with a National Public Radio station in New Hampshire, and it was pre-recorded and edited rather than live and on the spot. It’s about 11 minutes. They’ve put it up on their website:
What Americans Will Sound Like in the Future
(You have to scroll down a bit to get to it, as it’s one of several segments in the show.)
Posted in The Week
Tagged American accents, American speech, English, future, National Public Radio, NPR, radio, The Week, United States
My latest article for The Week, “What Americans will sound like in 2050,” has drawn some attention. In particular, it caught the attention of some folks at KPCC, an NPR radio station in southern California. They did a live interview with me this afternoon (this morning their time). They also recorded it and transcribed some of it. It’s 7:23 long, so it won’t eat too too much of your time…
Predicting the future of American English
Posted in language and linguistics, The Week
Tagged English language, English language history, interview, KPCC, NPR, radio
That article I wrote for TheWeek.com about teenage noises, and its accompanying video, have grown slightly longer legs yet. It’s been reposted and featured on several sites, including PopSci.com and even in a column on Australia’s Crikey.com.au. The Huffington Post presented the video with a write-up.
And today listeners of National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition Saturday heard Scott Simon interview me about it – listen to it on their website. The segment is 3 minutes long, which means I still have 12 minutes of fame coming to me. I hope it’s not for something humiliating.
Posted in The Week
Tagged adolescents, auuggghhh, duh, groans, grunts, hehhehheh, hoarking, James Harbeck, moans, National Public Radio, NPR, phonetics, phonology, Scott Simon, sigh, sounds, teenage noises, teenagers, tsk, Weekend Edition Saturday
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