| Name | The Prodigal Tongue |
| Language | |
| Author | Lynne Murphy |
| Genre | Language |
| Kind | Light |
| Reason | |
| Rating | very good |
| Status | finished |
| Status Date | 13 January 2021 |
| Comment | |
| Quote | In general, accents are becoming less local and more regional. People from the villages sound more like the people from the towns, and people from the towns sound more like the people from the nearest city. This isn't because they all watch the same TV shows, but because they talk with one another. ... The media may bring more voices into our lives, but it's the roads and rails that bring people into our lives - people we talk with and people we grow to talk like. (p. 280) |