The 'why' behind how we talk
About this episode
The episode explores how accents reveal more about a person's identity than just their geographical origin.
An accent doesn’t just tell someone where you are from – but who you are – your cultural background, race, age and class. How the way we talk tells people more than we think. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint
People in this episode
Host: Meghna Chakrabarti
Topics covered
- accents
- cultural background
- communication
- identity
- race
- class
Keywords
- accent
- cultural identity
- communication styles
- race
- class
- age
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: WBUR
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