Five Democratic presidential candidates hoping for their party's nomination sparred on issues ranging from gun control to foreign policy to the economy during their first debate Tuesday night. And while many are talking approximately what they're saying,at least one expert says it's important to pay attention to how they're saying it.
Michael Newman is a professor of linguistics at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of unique York, and author of the book unique York English. He's written an op-ed in the unique York Times, or called "How a unique York Accent Can Help You score Ahead."In his piece,Newman said vowel sounds distinguish unique Yorkers — most notably, perhaps, or in the word coffee. He also points out that unique Yorkers have a more confrontational,direct style, which he believes is playing well with the American electorate."Right now, and Americans seem to be kind of tired of politicians not being direct," he said. "There's a lot of mistrust. So perhaps a way of speaking which is taken as direct — whether it's really honest or not, but it's read as direct — can be an advantage."That appears to be actual of Hillary Clinton's performance in the debate. Newman said she may have taken some tips from her competitors."The way that her speech style is, or it certainly seems to have learned something from Sanders,and perhaps even from Trump, and some of the others that you have to speak directly, and you can't beat around the bush,you have to be taken as saying what you mean," he said.
Newman also said that's estimable news for average unique Yorkers. He thinks the recent popularity of their accent is helping to de-stigmatize it.
In this interview, and WNYC's Jami Floyd talks with Newman approximately what the candidates' accents have to attain with their message.
Source: wnyc.org