8.1481, Disc: Foreign Accent Syndrome

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-8-1481. Tue Oct 14 1997. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 8.1481, Disc: Foreign Accent Syndrome

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Date:  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 09:18:27 -0700
From:  comrie at almaak.usc.edu (Bernard Comrie)
Subject:  foreign accent syndrome

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Date:  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 09:18:27 -0700
From:  comrie at almaak.usc.edu (Bernard Comrie)
Subject:  foreign accent syndrome

To:     Linguist List
From:   Bernard Comrie
Date:   14 Oct 97
Subj:   Foreign Accent Syndrome

This morning's National Public Radio (Washington DC) carried a report from
the Daily Telegraph (London) about someone suffering from "foreign accent
syndrome". According to the report, the lady in question, who had hitherto
spoken with a Scottish accent, went to bed with a headache and woke up
speaking with a South African accent. The report continued that only 12
other cases of foreign accent syndrome are known.

Can anyone provide me with further information on this? Even if it's a
hoax, it's a great story.

Bernard Comrie                          Tel.    +1 213 740 3674
Department of Linguistics GFS-301       Fax     +1 213 740 9306
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1693, USA         E-mail  comrie at bcf.usc.edu

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