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Viewers of the Golden Globes noticed the actor can’t seem to shake his Elvis voice – but apparently that’s a real issue for performers.
There’s a lot to the pronunciation of the word ‘no’ in an Australian accent.
Many people fear the disappearance of the unique way some communities speak. But accent loss is a complicated notion and embracing both language variation and change can be an important social goal.
007 uses an English upper-class, ‘Received Pronunciation’ accent.
People change their accents for many reasons, but it doesn’t necessarily protect them from accentism.
Deaf people from different parts of the world can have different accents, whether they speak, sign or both.
We often imitate styles of speech we hear – what’s known as ‘linguistic convergence.’ But a researcher wanted to see if we alter our speech based on the mere expectation of how someone will sound.
Non-standard ways of speaking are often deemed inferior, affecting schooling, social lives and job prospects.
Plus, why do people with a foreign accent get a hard time – and how to prevent it. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
New research shows that increasing exposure to foreign accents makes it easier to process - and that can reduce bias which is not based on negative perceptions or prejudice.
Outdated and harmful ideas associated with certain south-east England accents are still pervasive, according to new research.
There’s plenty to critique about sorority culture. But going after Southern accents is punching down.
Bothered by ‘expresso’? An expert on speech and language explains why you shouldn’t correct mispronunciations.
Many migrant parents are hesitant to pass their language accent onto their children. They fear this may lead them to experience discrimination. But speaking two languages has many advantages.
Studies of bilingualism show that accents and vocabulary can change depending on your circumstances.
Barbara Windsor was the Cockney queen of EastEnders but you’re more likely to hear her famous accent in Essex now rather than London.
Stereotyping people based on their accents is still a big problem at universities in England.
Accents differ depending on where we’re from, even in the same country.
Non-native speakers often face an uphill struggle to be heard and taken seriously.
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Lecturer in Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex
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Professor of Phonetics, University of Reading
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Professor of Linguistics, University of York
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Senior lecturer in English Language, University of Manchester
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Reader in Linguistics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London
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Professor, Linguistics, School of Arts and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
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Professor of Language, Literacy and Culture and Director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant Professor of English, School of Commerce, Waseda University
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Professor of Computing, Singapore Institute of Technology
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Professor of English Language, University of Glasgow
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Doctoral Researcher in Education, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics & TESOL, UCL
