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The Woman Who Woke Up Chinese
2013 · Film · documentary · 55 min
Directed by Abigail Priddle
In 2010, 38-year-old Sarah Colwill's life was changed forever. She was rushed to hospital suffering from what she thought was a severe migraine, but when she woke up her local Plymouth accent had disappeared, leaving her sounding Chinese.
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I've just read this: Sarah Colwill Speaks Out About Foreign Accent Syndrome In BBC Documentary 'The Woman Who Woke Up Chinese' (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/04/sarah-colwill-_n_3869077.html)
This is the first time I heard “Foreign Accent Syndrome.” Very interesting.