What Gives You Butterflies?

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I gad to study so many things about the nature of language that i don't necessarily use every day now, except for what i'm teaching am. And i had to study every aspect of linguistic analysis. So my favorite thing is just, like, watching the eyes light up and be like, no way you sing. Like light bulbs go off, like illuminating. Anything people should do or be more aware of? Cause i cand sit here and ask you questions for ten hours, like, i'm so pissed at traffic right now.

Alie is delirious with the flu, so it’s an encore presentation of a favorite episode. If you slept on this when it first aired, get into Phonology now. Vocal fry. Code switching. Black Twitter. Valley girls. Culture vultures. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TALKING. Alie battles traffic to sit down with linguistics professor Dr. Nicole Holliday about intonational phonology: how tones and pitch help us bond with others and construct identities. Inspired in part by former President Barack Obama's masterful linguistic variability, Dr. Holliday's work focuses on how language is used in the crossing and construction of racial/ethnic boundaries. She graciously fielded tons of questions for a fascinating dive into the nuances and strict grammatical rules of African American Language, cultural appropriation, our educational system, honoring your identity, what not to wear in Paris and the roiling debate over who is the best rapper. Also: Alie is maybe a lizard person.

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Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris

Music by Nick Thorburn