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Accent and identity: Catherine and Peter
Do you have an accent, or have you lost yours over time?
Catherine and Peter have lived in America, Northern Ireland and England, so even they are confused about their accents.
But sometimes the way we talk defines us.
Why is that?
And why do we so often copy other people’s accents?
Catherine and Peter consider their accents, their identities and where home really is.
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The Listening Project - Family Conversation Theme
Capturing the nation in conversation. Conversations about families.
The Listening Project - 2012 - Full Collection—The Listening Project
Capturing the nation in conversation
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