This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. How we use language our accent, expressions, and the structure of our sentences changes from region to region. Vera Regan explains why we should listen to these differences, and why language can act as a cultural barometer.

Sociolinguist Vera Regan is a researcher at University College Dublin, and her work explores the relationship between our cultural landscape and our changing language.

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