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Languages & Linguistics


The Way you Think about Accents is Wrong
What Every Actor Should Know About Authentic Accent Work You’ve probably heard someone say, “People in that city speak like this,” or...

Mark Byron Dallas
Apr 7, 20254 min read


Speaking in Tongues: How Actors Learn Constructed Languages
Sometimes, actors get cast in sci-fi or fantasy roles that require them to learn constructed languages. I interviewed an actor to find...

Mark Byron Dallas
Apr 2, 20255 min read


Brummie: The Birmingham Accent’s Rags-to-Riches Story (And My Role in It)
For decades, the Brummie accent was one of the most ridiculed and overlooked accents in the UK. What happened and why?

Mark Byron Dallas
Mar 12, 20253 min read
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