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All About Accents
by Dani Morse-Kopp
A podcast all about accents with linguist and accent coach Dani Morse-Kopp in conversation with her partner Lucas Morse, where they explore the wonderful world of accents. Find out how to approach learning new accents, what it means to speak with an accent, what accent coaches do, and most importantly how beautiful accents are. Produced by Dani Morse-Kopp and Lucas Morse, theme music created by Patrick Kopp.
Episodes
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Scottish R sounds - what NOT to do
Dani’s been very busy putting her linguistic training to good use by researching different types of R sounds used by Scottish English speakers writing it all up in an article that was recently published in the Voice and Speech Review. Join Lucas and Dani as they discuss Dani’s article and to find...
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Pirate accents 🏴☠️
Arrrrrr, here be treasure! In this episode Lucas and Dani chat about where the stereotypical “pirate” accent comes from. They discuss which real-life accent inspired the “pirate” accent, as well as what accents the characters in famous shows like Pirates of the Caribbean or Our Flag Means Death...
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Vampire accents 🧛🏻♂️
SPOOOOOOKY SEASON – In this episode, Lucas and Dani chat about where the stereotypical “vampire” accent might come from by taking a closer look at some of the most famous depictions of Count Dracula on film. Mentioned on this episode: Dracula (1931) & Bela Lugosi Dracula (1958) Bram Stoker’s...
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R is for Rhoticity
This episode is all about RHOTICITY and NON-RHOTICITY, or in other words: How some English accents pronounce every single R that exists in the spelling of words, while other accents skip some of those Rs. We discuss the historical journey of Rs in English and learn the rules of when to drop Rs in...
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Accents and constructed language in “Dune: Part Two”
In this episode, Dani and Lucas share their thoughts on the many accents, voices and languages used in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two”, including discussing Austin Butler’s amazing performance in this film as well as the nature of conlangs (= constructed languages) and the impact of using...
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Dialect design in historical dramas - "Oppenheimer"
In this episode, Dani and Lucas discuss Christopher Nolan’s latest work “Oppenheimer” by taking a closer look at the dialect and accent choices available when creating shows set in the past. They consider the trade-offs of historically accurate accents compared to modern-day accents, and apply…
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How to make speech sounds - vowels
This episode is about how we produce vowels sounds with our speech muscles. Dani and Lucas make some more silly sounds trying to understand what our speech muscles are doing to produce vowel sounds for speech. We encourage everyone who’s listening to join us in this exercise and think about how…
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How to make speech sounds - consonants
In this episode we focus on how we produce consonant sounds with our speech articulators. Lucas and Dani make lots of silly sounds trying tounderstand what our speech muscles are doing to produce consonant sounds for speech. We encourage everyone who’s listening to join us in this exercise and...
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The crux of accent work: pronunciation
In this episode, Dani and Lucas discuss how to approach new pronunciations of words when learning a new accent. They take a look at the sound inventories of different accents and highlight what tools you can use to change how you pronounce specific vowels and consonants, including the famous IPA...
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The music of accents
Dani and Lucas talk about the music of accents and how different accent speakers use their voice in a wide range of different ways. They talk about how the music, rhythm and intonation vary between major accents, and they touch on what vocal fry is (and how it’s not just a feature of Valley Girl...
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Accent work in Pinocchio (2022)
In this episode Dani and Lucas wanted to highlight Guillermo del Toro’s wonderful 2022 retelling of Pinocchio and have a wee chat about the accent work in this beautiful film. Mentioned on this episode: - Pinocchio (2022)
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Accent and your facial muscles
Join Dani and Lucas in this episode as they discuss how facial muscles are used in very unique ways in different accents and why changing how you use your facial muscles is crucial in getting an accent right. Learn about the unique facial muscle settings of various major accents and find out how…
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Accent and Identity
Dani and Lucas talk about how accents are intertwined with people’s identities and why this is an important aspect for actors to take to heart when approaching a new accent. Much of this episode’s content is based on the first P, "people", of the “4 Ps of Accent Work” framework by Knight-Thompson...
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Welcome to the wonderful world of accents!
In this episode, Dani and Lucas tackle some of Lucas’ most burning questions about linguistics and accent coaching. Among other things, they discuss the difference between an accent and a dialect, what fun sounds exist in spoken languages, and touch on some of the tricky things about learning a…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast all about accents with linguist and accent coach Dani Morse-Kopp in conversation with her partner Lucas Morse, where they explore the wonderful world of accents. Find out how to approach learning new accents, what it means to speak with an accent, what accent coaches do, and most importantly how beautiful accents are. Produced by Dani Morse-Kopp and Lucas Morse, theme music created by Patrick Kopp.
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Dani Morse-Kopp
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A podcast all about accents with linguist and accent coach Dani Morse-Kopp in conversation with her partner Lucas Morse, where they explore the wonderful world of accents. Find out how to approach learning new accents, what it means to speak with an accent, what accent coaches do, and most...
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