What do you imagine when you think of a British accent? If you’re imagining the refined tones of Queen Elizabeth II, the charming patter of Hugh Grant in a rom-com or the whisperings in a ...

Speakers of some accents risk being stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime, new research suggests. The study led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Nottingham ...

The findings, published in Frontiers in Communication, suggest that despite progress in equality and diversity in some parts of British life, including 'working-class' and regional accents ...

Where does this false British accent come from? Yet it’s possible to incorporate authentic accents without sacrificing audience interest. Inglourious Basterds (2009) is one example of how a ...

Beth Beddall began to feel self-conscious about her accent when she started university Before she started university, Beth Beddall had never really thought about her Black Country accent.

People with a “posh” English accent are seen as least likely to commit most crimes, with the exception of sex offences, new research has suggested. A University of Cambridge study, in ...

Playing a “true-ish” version of wellness scammer Belle Gibson, Dever expertly conceals her American accent, delivering a ’Strayan performance so convincing it matches her actual Australian ...

We all know that vocal accents are not created equal. Influenced as we are by popular culture, social stereotypes, and other factors, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t prefer ...

New research has revealed that some accents sound ‘guiltier’ than others – and stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime. The study found that northern accents, including those ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have revealed accents that sound 'guiltier' than others. The research, which was conducted in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, concluded ...

Before she started university, Beth Beddall had never really thought about her Black Country accent. But when she started attending seminars during her undergraduate course at Durham University in ...

Researchers have raised concerns about possible bias in the UK criminal justice system due to negative stereotyping of regional accents. A study led by the University of Cambridge, in ...