The Accent Bias in Britain project examines current attitudes to accents in Britain, and investigates whether unconscious accent bias plays a role in how job ... Reducing bias through training · Accents in Britain · Why look at law? · Our goals

In the UK, accent is known to be the primary signal for many social attributes, especially class, ethnicity, education, and region. As a legally permissible ...

3 нояб. 2022 г. · About 44% of sixth-formers from the north of England said their accent had been criticised or highlighted, compared with 30% in Scotland and 24% ...

26 апр. 2023 г. · Those from lower socio-economic backgrounds report significantly more mocking or singling out of their accent in workplace and social settings.

The Accent Bias Britain project explored the phenomenon of accent bias, whereby a person may be treated differently due to their accent when speaking.

17 нояб. 2022 г. · The UK has some of the highest levels of accent diversity in the English-speaking world. The so-called “Received Pronunciation” (RP), aka “BBC ...

27 мар. 2024 г. · 'Accent prestige' in the UK refers to the domination of Received Pronunciation, more commonly known as the Queen's or BBC English. It's found in ...

3 нояб. 2022 г. · It found that 30% of university students, 29% of university applicants, and 25% of professionals reported having been mocked, criticised or ...

12 июн. 2022 г. · We do find that children with stigmatised accents are less likely to get high marks at school.

16 февр. 2023 г. · The report reveals the impact of accent bias within the creative industries, and how those affected are feeling under pressure to change their accents.