When Politicians Lose Their Accents

Clip from All Things Considered discussing the way in which politicians, such as those currently running for president, tend to shift accents depending on audience/context. One of the politicians the clip mentions is governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, who has allegedly traded his "Wisconsin twang" for a more standard way of speaking in order to appeal to the nation at large. [Published on 04-18-2015]

Posted by Jessica Hutchison on April 26, 2015

Tags:
Style-shifting;
Indexicality;
Politics and Policy

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