{"id":104,"date":"2025-12-04T20:21:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mrenwick\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:17:23","slug":"press-mentions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mrenwick\/press-mentions\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Mentions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Accent, dialect and language change <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>June 17, 2026. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctpublic.org\/show\/the-colin-mcenroe-show\/2026-06-17\/regional-accents-why-we-sound-the-way-we-do\">Regional accents: Why we sound the way we do<\/a>.&#8221; Radio\/podcast interview on <em>The Colin McEnroe Show<\/em> for Connecticut Public. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>January 4, 2026. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/2026\/01\/southern-accent-linguistics-speech\/685350\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/2026\/01\/southern-accent-linguistics-speech\/685350\/\">The Last Days of the Southern Drawl<\/a>.&#8221; Author: Annie Joy Williams. <em>The Atlantic<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 12, 2025. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.krieger.jhu.edu\/2025\/11\/understanding-accents-with-margaret-renwick\/\">Understanding Accents with Margaret Renwick<\/a>.&#8221; Linell Smith. <em>Arts &amp; Sciences Magazine<\/em>, Krieger School of Arts &amp; Sciences, Johns Hopkins University. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May 16, 2024.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2024\/05\/regional-accent-emotion-identity-critical-period\/678398\/\">The Study-Abroad Accent Might Be the Real Deal<\/a>. Author: Katherine J. Wu.&nbsp;<em>The Atlantic<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 17, 2024.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southernliving.com\/regional-southern-accents-linguist-8609322\">The Differences Between Regional Southern Accents, According To A Linguist<\/a>. Author: Lauren Finney Harden. SouthernLiving.com. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Georgia accents: NSF-funded research at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linguistics.uga.edu\/\">University of Georgia<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/franklin.uga.edu\/news\/stories\/2025\/mobility-and-education-are-reshaping-black-accents-georgia\">Mobility and education are reshaping Black accents in Georgia<\/a>.&#8221; Alan Flurry. Franklin College, University of Georgia. January 7, 2025.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/migration-southern-accent-georgia-louisiana-north-carolina-1f8bfc59f869ccccaed6a87cdaa83ee8\">Is the Southern accent fixin&#8217; to disappear in parts of the US South?<\/a>&#8221; Mike Schneider. AP News. May 10, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YSqAHH7ALHM\">Why the iconic Southern accent appears to be slowly fading away<\/a>.&#8221; TODAY. May 14, 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.uga.edu\/fading-accents\/\">Say Goodbye to the Drawl, Y&#8217;all<\/a>.&#8221; Erica Techo. UGA Today and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/ugamagazine\/docs\/gm_sum2024\"><em>Georgia<\/em>&nbsp;Magazine<\/a>, Summer 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=31U1sDymW4s\">Linguistics at UGA: Studying Accents and Dialects Across the U.S.<\/a>&nbsp;University of Georgia via YouTube.com. May 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.uga.edu\/classic-georgia-accent-fading-fast\/\">Classic Georgia accent fading fast<\/a>.&#8221; Katie Cowart. Press Release, University of Georgia, Athens GA. September 7, 2023.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/georgians-are-losing-their-southern-drawl-uga-and-georgia-tech-study-finds\/\">Georgians are losing their Southern drawl, UGA and Georgia Tech study finds<\/a>.&#8221; Morning Edition with Lisa Rayam. Atlanta, Georgia: WABE. September 12, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/09\/17\/1200026181\/are-southern-accents-disappearing-linguists-say-yes\">Are Southern accents disappearing? Linguists say yes<\/a>.&#8221; NPR Weekend Edition Sunday with Ayesha Rascoe. September 17, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/life\/arts-culture\/boomers-will-be-the-last-georgians-who-speak-with-a-southern-accent\/Y355YDE4ZZH5DHBZRC3U5DMR74\/\">Boomers will be the last Georgians who speak with a Southern accent<\/a>.&#8221; Bo Emerson,&nbsp;<em>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em>. September 21, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rd.com\/article\/southern-accent-disappearing\/\">New Study: This American Accent is Disappearing<\/a>.&#8221; Lauren Cahn,&nbsp;<em>Reader&#8217;s Digest<\/em>. September 27, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/georgia-deep-southern-accent-is-slipping-away-8ba42d1b\">Sorry, Y\u2019all, Georgia\u2019s Deep Southern Accent Is Slipping Away<\/a>.&#8221; Scott Calvert,&nbsp;<em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>. October 2, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2023\/10\/05\/georgia-accent-disappearing-southern-drawl\/\">From Paula Deen to Julia Roberts, the Georgia Drawl is fading, y&#8217;all<\/a>.&#8221; Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal,&nbsp;<em>Washington Post<\/em>. October 5, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[COMEDY] &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hGTAQB6H7Es?si=0cSx3QauWnZu6Eb1&amp;t=119\">Gen Z dropping Southern accents<\/a>.&#8221;&nbsp;<em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>. October 6, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.13wmaz.com\/amp\/article\/news\/local\/new-study-shows-southern-accent-fading-central-georgia-fares\/93-89abf151-45d0-456e-8b9e-54b7215439a3\">&#8216;They call me the mouth of the South&#8217;: Study shows Southern accent is fading, here&#8217;s what locals think<\/a>.&#8221; Megan Western, WMAZ Macon, GA. February 22, 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>September 2022.&nbsp;Department of Linguistics faculty receive NSF grant to support research on endangered languages. Author: Alan Flurry. Press Release. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>September 2017.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ugamagazine.uga.edu\/issue\/fall-2017\">Pronounced Linguistics<\/a>. Author: Eric Rangus.&nbsp;<em>The University of Georgia Magazine<\/em>, vol. 96, no. 4: 18-19.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>June 30, 2017.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/southern-drawl-gets-deconstructed\">The southern drawl gets deconstructed<\/a>. Author: Rachel Ehrenberg. News In Brief.&nbsp;<em>Science News<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 4, 2016.&nbsp;Southern Language and Siri. Author: Victoria Regis Knight. Podcast. WUGA Feature Interviews. Athens, Georgia: WUGA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>September 14, 2016.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redandblack.com\/uganews\/uga-professors-transcribing-interviews-to-map-out-study-regional-dialects\/article_1ccc8280-7a48-11e6-9db6-535f509ce20b.html\">UGA professors transcribing interviews to map out, study regional dialects<\/a>. Author: Mia Falcon.&nbsp;<em>The Red and Black<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>August 29, 2016.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/uga-project-aims-catalogue-diversity-southern-accents\/\">UGA Project Aims To Catalogue Diversity Of Southern Accents<\/a>. Creator: Molly Samuel. All Things Considered. Atlanta, Georgia: WABE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>August 25, 2016.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.uga.edu\/releases\/article\/linguistics-grant-southern-language-variation\/\">NSF linguistics grant to support study of Southern language variation | UGA Today<\/a>. Author: Alan Flurry. Press Release. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other news<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>May 12, 2017.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.uga.edu\/releases\/article\/shawn-foster-beinecke-scholar\/\">Shawn Foster named UGA&#8217;s first Beinecke Scholar<\/a>. Author: Stephanie Schupska. Press Release. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 16, 2012.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/romaniateiubesc.stirileprotv.ro\/lbin\/video_embed.php?media_id=61239069&amp;section=20424&amp;video_section_id=\">Profesorii care predau Limba Romana la Oxford, cea mai buna universitate din Marea Britanie. 30 de studenti straini urmeaza cursul.<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Romania te iubesc<\/em>, Pro TV. 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