385: Signing with a Philly Accent by The World published on 2015-12-03T21:18:11Z Cheesesteaks, Peanut Chews, Tastykakes, oh yeah, the Liberty Bell – there’s so much to love about Philadelphia but one of the best things about the City of Brotherly Love is the accent. This week on the podcast we learn about the Philadelphia accent in American Sign Language. What is an accent in ASL? ASL speaker and researcher Jami Fisher explains it all. She is part of the team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania who is working on the study to document this “weird” as she calls it way of signing. Plus, we hear from the actors of the Broadway musical, “Spring Awakening.” This production features 8 deaf actors. John Hockenberry from our friends at "The Takeaway" got the chance to interview some of the actors. Genre World in Words Comment by Caitlin Daugherty Is there a transcript of this episode anywhere? I'd like to share this story with my Deaf friends! 2015-12-08T03:57:44Z