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Research on Texas English from UT Austin

Toilet paper hamster
March 23, 2021

Were Texan Words Born out of the Pandemic?

On the latest Texan Translation, we discuss whether any language has created as many new words during the pandemic as German. Maybe Texas English?

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/toilet-paper-hamster-ercot-palypse-a-look-at-the-words-born-out-of-a-pandemic/

Virtual presentation at the University of Georgia
January 23, 2021

Virtual talk about TELL's digital speech archive

Lars Hinrichs and Axel Bohmann presented virtually at the University of Georgia on January 22nd, 3 p.m. C.S.T.

See the presentation slides here.

Lyndon B. Johnson's inauguration
(photo: Wikimedia Commons)
January 21, 2021

Inaugural speeches by Texan presidents, compared to Biden's

We ran some computational analyses on the inaugural speeches of US Presidents from Texas. And then we compared them to Joe Biden's inaugural speech from January 20th, 2021! Check out a summary of the findings here.

Texan Translation on KUT Radio
(photo: Wikimedia Commons)

All episodes of Texan Translation in one place

The Texas Standard keeps a page where all episodes of Texan Translation are collected. Head on over there to find your favorites.

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/categories/texan-translation/