{"id":24,"date":"2025-02-03T17:57:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T17:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.mtsu.edu\/rmorris\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-05-05T06:25:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:25:02","slug":"news_media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.mtsu.edu\/rmorris\/news_media\/","title":{"rendered":"My News & Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Tennessean<\/em>: Listen up, y’all: Nashville accent shaped by tourism, Gen Z and transplants<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

August 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For this feature article in the Tennessean<\/em>, I provided insight into the southern accent and its special place in Nashville culture, and I made some predictions about what lies ahead for it. READ<\/strong><\/a> (paywall)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPR: This is Nashville ‘All about accents’<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

May 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On this hour-long radio program, I gave expert opinion on dialects and accents\u2014especially the Southern accent\u2014and answered call-in questions within the WPLN listening area. LISTEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPR: How to say \u2018Demonbreun\u2019 and 4 other unusual Tennessee pronunciations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

June 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why has the pronunciation of certain Tennessee place names changed so drastically over the years? In this “Curious Nashville” feature, I offer linguistic insight. LISTEN \/ READ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NewsChannel 5: Nashville’s Fading Southern Accent<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

May 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nashville’s Southern accent is fading. In this evening news story I explain why. WATCH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desert Leaf:<\/em> Photography Speaks of Disappearing Languages<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

September 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this article by Lorraine A. DarConte, I offered perspective on the phenomena of language death and language revitalization. READ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBC-4 (Edinburgh): Sweetness and Desire: A Short History of Sugar<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Episode 5: Sugar Wars
March 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In episode 5 of this British series, food personality Bee Wilson explores sugar’s role as a cause of geopolitical conflict. I spoke on the importance of sugarcane in Cuba during the colonial period as well as in the runup to the Cold War. LISTEN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPR: A 93-Year-Old\u2019s Nashville Accent Lives On, Even As Dialects Fade<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

January 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nashville \u2014 like most locales \u2014 is losing its distinctive accent. In “A 93-Year-Old\u2019s Nashville Accent Lives On, Even As Dialects Fade,” I shared some ideas as to why. LISTEN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newschannel 5: Nashville’s Charming Accent<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

March 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After Nashville received high ratings in 2013 for having the most charming Southern accent, I was called to give an expert opinion in a segment titled “Nashville’s Charming Accent.” WATCH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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