James Tompkinson

In this discussion, Sam Hellmuth, a Professor of Linguistics at the University of York, joins speakers Eytan Zweig and James Tompkinson to delve into the innovative York English Language Toolkit workshop. They explore the evolution of prosody in speech, including fascinating studies on the Queen’s accent changes. The trio discusses the rise of the quotative 'be like' and its generational shifts in usage. They also tackle the complexities of verb classification and the challenges surrounding forensic linguistics in police interviews.