Charles Ferguson

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Linguist who authored early study of sports announcer language

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Science FridayWhy do sports announcers talk like that? · 2:19 · 19 Jun
…The first real study of sports announcer register was done by a linguist named Charles Ferguson and his students, which was published in 1983.…
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