EPISODE · Jul 25, 2025 · 26 MIN
What Did You Say?
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Emma Moore, Professor of Sociolinguistics, explores how we evaluate the way other people form words and sentences, and what happens when people use grammar that is considered to be non-standard. This work is based on Professor Moore's research on the use and usefulness of non-standard grammar in the English language. Part of Festival of the Mind 2020festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk
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Emma Moore, Professor of Sociolinguistics, explores how we evaluate the way other people form words and sentences, and what happens when people use grammar that is considered to be non-standard. This work is based on Professor Moore's research on the use and usefulness of non-standard grammar in the English language. Part of Festival of the Mind 2020festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk
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