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Hi! I want to share the fascination and fun of speech, language and accents, and I’m so grateful to anyone who feels able to support this work via my Patreon.
I studied at University College London and got my PhD at the University of California Los Angeles. I’ve taught at universities including UCL, Edinburgh and Cambridge, published research in many areas, and worked as a forensic analyst. I’ve given invited lectures and workshops around the world.
I wrote the influential ‘English After RP’ (Palgrave Macmillan), and my blog contains over a hundred audio-illustrated articles. I’m co-editor of the free searchable online pronouncing dictionary CUBE.
I’ve also worked in film and TV as a screenwriter and director. I wrote the screenplay and arranged the music (performed by Lang Lang) for the animated fantasy Magic Piano, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination.
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From Dr Geoff Lindsey. The story of English’s EXCITING new function word. English speakers, please take my new survey: https://www.englishspeechservices.com/multiple-survey/ And please share the link! Thank you! __ Discord https://discord.com/invite/UBWMy5wqZY Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/drgeofflindsey — 0:00 Introduction: determiners, quantifiers 2:15 ‘Multiple’ 3:26 The adjective: history and meaning 4:55 The new quantifier: multiple people, multiple times 6:03 How…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Faster, safer and smarter than default browsers. Fully-featured for privacy, security, and so much more. Get the faster, better Opera browser for free: https://opr.as/01-Opera-browser-DrGeoffLindsey — Please take our survey for speakers of North American English here: https://script.google.com/macros/s/AKfycbyNdVal-lokHtFQk5Ja6-ALFrYyBnO47JUySqh3AzlKtsU4HEsR7NnCK1dyR0iKriZiog/exec And please share the link! Thank you! __ Discord https://discord.com/invite/UBWMy5wqZY Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/drgeofflindsey — 0:00…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Thanks to the thousands around the world who have taken my surveys on ‘tr’, ‘dr’ and ‘str’! Join my Discord: https://www.discord.gg/UBWMy5wqZY The surveys are still active for those who haven’t yet taken them: How do you pronounce TR, DR, STR? How do you pronounce TR, DR: follow-up questions 0:00 Introduction 1:43…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Faster, safer and smarter than default browsers. Fully-featured for privacy, security, and so much more. Get the faster, better Opera browser for free. https://opr.as/Opera-browser-DrGeoffLindsey — RP symbols cast a long shadow… Feel free to join my Discord: https://discord.com/invite/UBWMy5wqZY 0:00 Introduction: weird stuff 2:49 The 7 closing diphthongs 5:02 The RP-centric tradition…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. A investigation into a interesting development! Join my Discord: https://discord.com/invite/UBWMy5wqZY 0:00 Intro and articles 0:49 Hiatus 2:39 Hard Attack 6:03 Weak Form Strengthening 6:55 ‘A’ before a vowel in London, S Africa and AAVE 9:43 ‘A’ before a vowel in General American 13:36 ‘A’ before a vowel in British English 14:41…
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From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Join my Discord: https://discord.com/invite/UBWMy5wqZY — Why Kamala Harris’s pronunciation of her own name isn’t so straightforward for Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart of the podcast ‘The Rest is Politics’
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From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Practice critical thinking and become a smarter news consumer by subscribing through my link https://ground.news/drgeofflindsey to get 40% off unlimited access with the Vantage Plan. So often linguists seem to be defending language errors simply because they’re all ‘woke’. In this video we look at prescriptivism and descriptivism, standards, language ‘rules’,…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code DRGEOFF for an extra 3 months free at https://surfshark.deals/drgeoff Secrets of what I consider the most important consonant in English, the various ways it’s made, and how it differs from other language. 0:00 Introduction 1:40 Important meanings 3:05 Important endings 4:32 Loudness differences…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all the amazing features MyHeritage has to offer https://bit.ly/DrGeoffLindseyMH Practically the moment the familiar vowel symbols for British English were published, they plummeted drastically out of fashion. This video explains how and why. 0:00 Introduction 1:04 MyHeritage 2:45 A. C. Gimson’s book…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. Join my Discord: https://discord.com/invite/UBWMy5wqZY — Ever wondered why the vowel symbols most widely used for ‘British English’ don’t sound the way they do in the International Phonetic Alphabet? It’s because they were chosen long ago to describe an upper class accent that’s now considered, well, a bit ridiculous. Anyone who wants…
From Dr Geoff Lindsey. This video has been kindly sponsored by the browser Opera. You can download Opera for FREE from my link: https://opr.as/Opera-browser-Dr-Geoff-Lindsey People talk about ‘intrusive r’, but what does ‘intrusive’ actually mean? The video includes practical advice for actors from England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand! 0:00 Introduction & rhoticity 1:37 Examples…
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