Putting an Accent on British Accents

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-80584-263-7
Verlag: Peter Lang Group AG

Buch, Englisch, 92 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 323 g

This book focuses on a common prejudice within British society: accent. In doing so, it addresses commonly believed myths regarding accent, and the stereotypes often placed onto the speakers of certain accents as a result (e.g., he’s thick, she’s trustworthy, he sounds common, and so on). The overall purpose is to create a more reasoned understanding of accent by approaching it from an objective linguistic perspective, and not from the often emotionally-driven societal perspective, which can lead to accent bias and prejudice toward the speakers of specific accents as a result. Drawing on the results of a small-scale study investigating accent bias within British teaching, this book reveals that this particular prejudice is indeed alive and well in the workplace and what we need to do going forward to address this, in a spirit of equality and inclusion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baratta, Alex

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Chapter 1 The linguistic reality of accent in Britain - Chapter 2 The social reality of accent - Chapter 3 The reality of accent within British teaching - Chapter 4 Action against accent bias in Britain - Conclusion - Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Alex Baratta works within the Manchester Institute of Education at the University of Manchester, where he is a Reader in Language and Education.