Hilary Laracy, A PhD on the apostrophe Part 2 - Manawatu Conversations

Description: Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 29th December 2020. Part 2 of 2. Uses of the apostrophe (from her PhD). Uses in English, The possessive apostrophe and lost vowel sounds. Controversies. Research methodology. Teachers not able to explain use of the apostrophe, grammar not taught in school since 1970s. Changing practice due to misunderstandings of language. Old versus young, differences in understanding. The future…no longer used? Computer auto-correction and indicated errors. Voice to text (computer voice recognition). Life since the PhD. Growing use of multiple research methodologies. How chose the research topic (mix of historical, social and grammatical linguistics).