Accentricity podcast, episode 14: Charles and Alejandra's Story

This is episode 14 of Accentricity, a podcast about sociolinguistics. In this podcast I try to narrow the gap between academic and non-academic understandings of language, by speaking to a range of people from inside and outside of academia.

Charles’ aunt, Alejandra, was born in Chile but has been in America for almost 30 years – more than half her life. When you’ve been away from a place for so long, it can be hard to maintain a connection to that place. Alejandra talks about how it feels to fight for that connection, why it matters to her, and the role played by language.