Speech disorders and activism with Jonty Claypole “There’s over a million people in the UK who have a speech disorder. Most of us are hiding them.” “There’s over a million people in the UK who have a speech disorder. Most of us are hiding them.”
Anna's story “It was almost like it was my private language… my private home language with Babcia.” “It was almost like it was my private language… my private home language with Babcia.”
Language, migration and identity with Professor Karen Corrigan Karen… “But I suppose it’s kind of interesting that they both have this Polish identity, they just both express it in slightly different ways.” “But I suppose it’s kind of interesting that they both have this Polish identity, they just both express it in slightly different ways.”
Lisa's story “It’s different living alone when you have a community around you, and living alone when there’s no community around you to support you.” “It’s different living alone when you have a community around you, and living alone when there’s no community around you to support you.”
Helen and Sam's story “I remember being in the fourth and the fifth grade, and being obsessed with this little fantasy of me being a transfer student from England…” “I remember being in the fourth and the fifth grade, and being obsessed with this little fantasy of me being a transfer student from England…”
Claire's story “I’d just like to understand a little bit more about why me speaking Doric is different from me speaking French.” “I’d just like to understand a little bit more about why me speaking Doric is different from me speaking French.”
Charles and Alejandra's story “It’s like I have one foot here and one foot there. So you have a little bit of both.” “It’s like I have one foot here and one foot there. So you have a little bit of both.”
Social class, pottery and oral histories with Dr Hannah Leach “I want to be able to investigate what effect that meaningful class distinction has on the way you live your life.” “I want to be able to investigate what effect that meaningful class distinction has on the way you live your life.”
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? 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?
Veronica's story “My first experience with a different language than my mother tongue wasn’t ideally pleasant...” “My first experience with a different language than my mother tongue wasn’t ideally pleasant...”
Don't forget to tell them that you're Polish “I was caged in. Couldn’t speak with anyone for the first three years.” – Leon Żydowski “I was caged in. Couldn’t speak with anyone for the first three years.” – Leon Żydowski
Series 2 Trailer We’re launching series 2 on the 20th of June! Here’s what you can expect to hear… We’re launching series 2 on the 20th of June! Here’s what you can expect to hear…
Language and AI with Dr Lynda Clark “People are almost more vulnerable with things that can’t speak back than they are with actual people…” “People are almost more vulnerable with things that can’t speak back than they are with actual people…”
Bringing The Outside In with Professor Gastor Mapunda and Dr Colin… Bringing The Outside In with Professor Gastor Mapunda and Dr Colin Reilly This is an interview about Bringing The Outside In, a collaboration between the universities… Bringing The Outside In with Professor Gastor Mapunda and Dr Colin Reilly This is an interview about Bringing The Outside In, a collaboration between the universities…
The Accentism Project with Dr Rob Drummond and Dr Erin Carrie “It all has to do with the power. Who has the power at any particular time.” “It all has to do with the power. Who has the power at any particular time.”
Language in education with Dr Stephen Lucek “If they sound like they’re from the place where they are from, they are not treated the same way. And they know this already.” “If they sound like they’re from the place where they are from, they are not treated the same way. And they know this already.”
The linguistics of vampires with Osh Kealy A sociolinguistic study of accent change over the course of an immortal lifespan A sociolinguistic study of accent change over the course of an immortal lifespan
Scots and multilingualism with Dr Neil Kirk “I do think when it comes to Scots there’s been a big shift…” “I do think when it comes to Scots there’s been a big shift…”
Language and social justice with Dr Khawla Badwan “It’s about witnessing the beauty… and this amorphous thing called language.” “It’s about witnessing the beauty… and this amorphous thing called language.”
Learning and speaking Gaelic with Dr Claire Nance “When you start taking Gaelic classes as an adult and progress to being a speaker of Gaelic, then you are committing an act of language activism, just by opening your… “When you start taking Gaelic classes as an adult and progress to being a speaker of Gaelic, then you are committing an act of language activism, just by opening your…
Language and Identity in Cornwall with Dr Holly Dann "I think...when you've had more experience of being from other places and experiencing people from other places...I think that allows you to develop that strong sense of,… "I think...when you've had more experience of being from other places and experiencing people from other places...I think that allows you to develop that strong sense of,…