How someone speaks should be a lot less important than what is said. But that isn’t always the case.
Articles on UK accents
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Five-year-olds showed a strong association between a standard southern English accent and intelligence.
The way we feel about an accent tells us less about its integral properties and much more about the stereotypes of the people who speak it.
There is a continuing lack of representation within the UK legal profession, which means a worrying lack of diversity among judges too.
Accents are constantly changing.
Your subconscious sense of identity can influence how much your accent changes.
Many people change their accent and vocabulary, depending on who they are talking to.
007 uses an English upper-class, ‘Received Pronunciation’ accent.
Outdated and harmful ideas associated with certain south-east England accents are still pervasive, according to new research.
Examining current attitudes to accents in Britain, do the same biases hold true as they did 50 years ago and what does that mean when it comes to the interview process?
Having problems with Siri and Google Translate? Here’s why.
Northern dialects are actually close to original English – despite what southerners might say.
Viewers are taking to Twitter to display their prejudice about Islanders’ accents.
The short answer is that the accent you have depends on the people you grew up with and the history of the place that you live in.
When it comes to radio drama, accents can be as important as the script itself.
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Associate Professor in Sociolinguistics, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Sociolinguistics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University
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