On this episode of Campcast, I am joined by Hugh Dellar. You can find out more about Hugh's publications and online courses on -https://www.lexicallab.com/​

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09:10​ - Hugh's travels around Russia 10:31​ - Who is Hugh Dellar? 17:40​ - Planning your life 20:31​ - The lexical approach 40:06​ - Is prescriptivism dead? 48:28​ - Students who always ask "why?" 52:00​ - The intermediate plateau 55:18​ - Accent and grammar prejudice  59:24​ - Hugh's thoughts on accent prejudice in general and the Russian ESL community 1:04:28​ - Mike's slight disagreement  1:12:45​ - Regional accents