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Accent & phonological change

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Dec2012 (Volume) 58
Medium (Periodical) E Magazine: the A-level English magazine.
Classif 820 EMA
Subject Language
Page 13-16
Authors Williams, Suzanne
Contents

The author reflects on her personal experiences of accent modification, and questions why some accents encourage negative associations.

Keywords
Accents     Attitudes     Language     Linguistics     Prejudice     Pronunciation     Queen's English     Regional accents     Snobbishness     Social prejudice