UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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‘Accentless’ spoken language is the language of the elite, of authority. It’s the version of the language that is used by the people who have traditionally held all the power.
Some 80% of airline incidents are caused by pilots and air traffic controllers not understanding each other.
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Accents are not inherently easy or difficult to comprehend. Rather, the lack of exposure people have to a variety of accents causes communication difficulties.
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Your subconscious sense of identity can influence how much your accent changes.
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Research into Chinese peer to peer lending data shows that borrowers from regions with more minority dialects receive smaller loans.
Even one of the UK’s most famous couples isn’t free from accent discrimination.
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People change their accents for many reasons, but it doesn’t necessarily protect them from accentism.
Tasha Ghouri is the first deaf Islander on the popular ITV show.
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Deaf people from different parts of the world can have different accents, whether they speak, sign or both.
From the playground to the workplace, people from immigrant communities in the UK say accent-based racism impacts their daily lives.
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Non-standard ways of speaking are often deemed inferior, affecting schooling, social lives and job prospects.