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78: Forensic Linguistics, Really (with Helen Fraser, Georgina Heydon, Diana Eades, Seán Roberts, and Steph Rennick)

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

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The Differences Between Men and Women in Fantasy Games

The top four characters in the perils of Rossella, like in terms of how much they speak are all women. But funnily enough, Rossella isn't the character. She's the lead, but she doesn't speak the most. Why is this happening? It seems to be a few different things. By default, lots of protagonists are male. Women don't speak to women as much as you would expect. Men speak to men more and everyone's more likely to speak to a man.

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