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The Science Of Speech & Identity With Katherine Kinzler

Big Brains

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Do You Have a Preference for Native?

Researchers at the University of Chicago tested kids around northern and southern accents. Kids in both places thought that northerners sounded smarter, while southerners sounded nicer. It's really easy for messages from society that might stigmatize one group of speakers to seep into kids.

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