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Do accents still play a role in British class distinctions to the present ...


Do accents still play a role in British class distinctions to the present ...

Received Pronunciation in particular seems to me a social distinction of a long past age, and besides there are a ton of other English accents to talk about.

In England, accents and dialects are inextricably linked to social ...

In England, accents and dialects are inextricably linked to social class, to the extent that you can make accurate assumptions about someone's upbringing based ...

How bad is the UK class structure today? Is it the accent that decides ...

There are basically two sorts of accents you can have in the UK: a regional one and a generic one. There is a generic, educated accent in each ...

Why Is Accent Still Strongly Associated With Class? - Babbel

Accent bias is not just a British phenomenon. As Europeans migrated to North America throughout the 17th and 19th centuries, the British accent ...

Studs Terkel discusses the changing role accents play on class ...

Studs Terkel discusses the changing role accents play on class distinctions in England ... Even the poorest child today in England, if it has the brains can get ...

Background – Accent Bias Britain

Despite the pivotal role accent plays as an indicator of social and ethnic background in the UK, and a chronic stagnation in social mobility over the last ...

Dialect snobbery reinforces power in the British class system

Jacinta Nandi discusses how dialect snobbery relates to classism in the UK and how we should be proud of how we speak even if it's not “received pronunciation”.

Accent Bias Britain

Yet the role played by the best-known signal of class and ethnic difference in the UK – accent – has until now remained largely unexplored. Research in the ...

American and British Attitudes toward Regional British Accents

differences among people. The accent with which you speak can play a large role in how you are viewed and treated by the people around you ...

Accents and social mobility - The Sutton Trust

issue even if it does not involve you. If 'allies' do not play this role, the burden of pushing back against accent-based bias is placed entirely on ...

Can your accent be a barrier to your employment prospects?

Yet the role played by the best-known signal of class and ethnic difference in the UK - accent - has until now remained largely unexplored. However, it is ...

Accent and the manifestation of spatialised class structure

The south east of England is a centre of economic, political and cultural power, with minority nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland ...

Why does the UK have so many regional accents and dialects ...

Another big change happened in the richer southern areas of England in the 19th century. The upper classes desired to distinguish themselves ...

(PDF) Accent and the manifestation of spatialised class structure

Accent emerged as a signifier of the spatial manifestation in class boundaries and points of socio-economic difference. Diverse groups are ...

English Accent vs British Accent: What Are the Differences? - Listening

Social Identity and Accent ... In Britain, accents play a significant role in shaping social identity: 1. Regional Identity: Accents are often a ...

When did Americans lose their British accents? - Hacker News

Yeah, in a way you could consider modern British English to be largely an affectation to denote class distinctions. foldr on Feb 10, 2020 ...

Social class in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

The social structure of the United Kingdom has historically been highly influenced by the concept of social class, which continues to affect British society ...

Neutral accent | Antimoon Forum

... UK. For instance, a poor student submerged in debt can still socially be middle class despite their economic position at the present, and can ...

Does an English accent matter? - English for Students - Quora

Surveys show Irish accents are viewed as sexy by women, e.g., and British RP can sound classy but also less trustworthy and kind. Some accents ...

English accents and dialects | UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum

1/ In England, except for Cockney, do English people have other dialects? 2/ I heard about that the accent in mid-western USA is considered relatively...