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I wonder if language pronunciation will drift less over time, given the technology to record the spoken word and play it back at a much later day? Any linguists
by clarkmoody 7y ago
I wonder if language pronunciation will drift less over time, given the technology to record the spoken word and play it back at a much later day? Any linguists on HN thinking about vowel drift in the digital age?
- elliekelly 7y agoI also wonder if technology could have the opposite effect of expediting the adoption of “new” pronunciations only among certain demographics. It’s not linguistics (or maybe it is?) but the number of 20-something women speaking with vocal fry seems to have increased thanks to pop culture/the Kardashians.