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A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:

Taylor Swift talks about her musical and personal style in eras. Researchers say those eras have also influenced how she speaks. Matthew Winn of the University of Minnesota co-authored a study that analyzed her speech from 2008 to 2019.

MATTHEW WINN: As a person moves to different cities and different communities, they have motivation to change how they speak.

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

While most people don’t record themselves from location to location, Swift’s career allowed for that.

WINN: We have this timeline of her voice throughout the years.

MARTIN: Swift was raised in Pennsylvania, then moved to Nashville.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “HEY STEPHEN”)

TAYLOR SWIFT: (Singing) ‘Cause I can’t help it if you look like an angel.

MARTÍNEZ: Winn analyzed this clip o

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