From Youtube, "Dialect coach Erik Singer once again takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. Did Rami Malek do a good job speaking through prosthetics to become... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 6 months 3 weeks ago • 14 views • 25:20

From Youtube, "The Scotch Snap is everywhere in modern hip hop - a metrically accented sixteenth note followed by a dotted eighth note. Why is it everywhere? And where did it come from? The answer lies... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 1 year 2 weeks ago • 677 views • 8:12

Dialect coach Erik Singer once again analyzes the accents of some of Hollywood's biggest names. How accurate were their accents, really? I find this stuff fascinating.

posted by ChaosEngine 1 year 6 months 2 weeks ago • 145 views • 24:22

A game of swingball in a pubic space that teaches you how to say iambic Pentameter. A famous Shakespearian text is on the lamp-post, people say two words each, hitting the ball on the accent only.

Dialect coach Erik Singer takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. To best break down this concept, Erik analyzes some actors playing real people. Just how close... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 424 views • 29:11

There's a rather unknown community of Chinese-Americans who've lived in the Mississippi Delta for more than a hundred years. They played an important role in the segregated South in the middle of the 20th... continue reading

posted by Ashenkase 2 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 976 views • 8:21

Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes some of the most famous "constructed languages" in movie and television history. Which real-life languages inspired "conlangs" like Klingon and Dothraki? Check out... continue reading

posted by Mekanikal 2 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 295 views • 20:33

YouTube description: Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes the accents of some of Hollywood's biggest names. How accurate were they really? Check out more from Erik here: http://www.eriksinger.com/ ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 802 views • 16:41

I tend to [slightly] mimic 'accents' when I'm around someone with one. YouTube: Can science explain the way you speak? Why Do You Hate Your Own Voice? - https://youtu.be/8Nn66deBIt8

posted by PlayhousePals 3 years 9 months ago • 179 views • 3:26

From YouTube: With hundreds of unique dialects of English, there's a reason we have our own dictionary. Hear Chris describe the word gut-foundered, and how it can turn the unappetizing into the irresistible. ... continue reading

posted by lullaby_lune 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 223 views • 1:05

From YouTube: With hundreds of unique dialects of English, there's a reason we have our own dictionary. Have you ever popped a button or loosened your belt after a big meal? That's stogged. Chris explains... continue reading

posted by lullaby_lune 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 216 views • 59 secs

She does it very well all these accents!!

posted by bjornenlinda 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 368 views • 6:12