
Kate Burridge
Professor of linguistics at Monash University
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Jan 30, 2024 • 18min
From 'hwhat' to 'what': Tracing a letter's disappearing act. Barkhouse.
Explore the rise and fall of the letter H with linguistics professor Kate Burridge and psychology professor Catherine McBride. They discuss debates over its name, the disappearing act of the letter H, its historical context and resurgence in English, the importance of letter sounds in learning to read, the evolution of the word 'what' and the disappearance of the 'H' sound, and family dialects.