Linguist and former hockey player Andrew Bray investigated how hockey-specific slang and Canadian English features influence American players’ speech.
Initially studying sports jargon, Bray shifted focus after being asked why American players sound like “fake Canadians.”
Guest: Dr. Andrew Bray - Visiting Assistant Professor in the Linguistics Department at Carleton College
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