The University of Cambridge have published the results of their study on accents and possible bias within the criminal ...

People "draw conclusions about everything" based on someone's accent, "and they do it really fast," says Dr Mary Robinson, a research associate in language variation and change at Newcastle University ...

This body of work emphasizes the complex interplay between accent, perceived competence, and social attitudes, revealing how language attitudes can shape perceptions of individuals based on their ...

In northern England ‘dinner’ is the word often used for a midday meal and ‘tea’ for an evening meal, but in southern England ‘tea’ is often a light afternoon meal and ‘dinner’ is ...

Why do we see German and Roman characters speaking like they’re from London? The blame lies partly with film directors – and more broadly with British imperialism.

For Estonian speakers, the Finnish accent is the easiest to recognize. In contrast, accents such as Lithuanian and Danish ...

Language learning app Preply has conducted a survey on the most attractive accents to Hongkongers, and the results speak for themselves. The British accent has been voted as the sexiest foreign ...

People "draw conclusions about everything" based on someone's accent, "and they do it really fast," says Dr Mary Robinson, a research associate in language variation and change at Newcastle ...