This is in light of the new film directed by James McAvoy, California Schemin’. Where two Scottish rappers ditch and pretend to be a Californian duo to make it in the rap world. It is great to see accents, and accent bias being spoken about more frequently.

#BBCRadio #BBCScotland #AccentBias

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For media organisations, this matters. Whose voices are heard influences whose stories are told &, ultimately, who audiences feel represented by & willing to trust.

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The key takeaway is simple but important: there is no “correct” accent. Standard speech is a social construct, not a measure of intelligence or professionalism.

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That extra effort can subtly affect judgments about competence, authority & trustworthiness — even when comprehension isn’t actually impaired.

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There’s also a cognitive dimension. We instinctively notice accents because humans evolved to identify in-groups & out-groups, & unfamiliar speech requires more mental processing.

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The issue isn’t simply snobbery. Historically, RP emerged during the industrial revolution as a social gatekeeping tool, helping people signal education & status.

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Despite greater regional diversity on air today, accent bias continues to shape journalism. Regional & working-class voices remain underrepresented & many journalists still feel pressure to “soften” their speech to be taken seriously.

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What journalists need to know about accent bias Linguist Valerie Fridland debunks perceptions around accents that still shape what counts as “proper” speech and what influences hiring, reporting, and audience trust

Received Pronunciation (RP) was once the benchmark for professionalism & credibility in British media. But a new discussion of accent bias shows how powerful the legacy of that decision still is.

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'Some people hear my accent and don't want me to touch them' London nurse Raquel Duncombe's journey in healthcare hasn’t always been easy.

This is an interesting - & deeply unsettling - account of accent bias from BBC Radio London.

London nurse, Raquel, explains how people react when they hear her Filipino accent & how she adapts her language to accommodate.

🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

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Promotion of features article titled 'Accent bias in the workplace' by Sydney Johnson. Includes the article's featured image of two people in discussion by Ninthgrid via Unsplash.

How can we help to combat accent bias in the workplace?

Sydney discusses this growing societal issue and how we can collectively help to combat it.

www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles...

#EmpowordFeatures #AccentBias #Workplace #MicroAggression #Classism #Racism #Elitism #BritishCulture

Episode Two: Accent Bias Does the way we speak act as a barrier to social mobility? In our second episode PhD candidate Gilly Marchini discusses this issue with sociolinguist Dr Christian Ilbury.

If you would like to learn more about the University's work on #accentbias listen to @christianilbury.bsky.social on our podcast PPLS Perspectives, available on all platforms ppls.ed.ac.uk/ppls-perspec...

Tackling Accent Bias at an Elite University Lecturer in Sociolinguistics, Dr Christian Ilbury, describes Speaking Out, an event designed to address class-based prejudice within the University.

Lecturer in #Sociolinguistics @christianilbury.bsky.social
leads the charge against linguistic prejudice in academia. At Speaking Out, researchers & students came confronted #accentbias - that unfairly links how we speak with how we're judged. Read More: edin.ac/3Ei04Zc

Are you aware of the term “accent bias”?

In summary, it is any pre-judgements made about those who speak differently to the "dominant" accent - and it can affect people's careers.

#LetsDiscuss - have you ever experienced #AccentBias? Share with us 👇

Accent and Knowing Your Place -Coalminers Grand-daughter Part 2 How accent can be either a mark of an interloper or of belonging

Ever felt judged for your accent? 🗣️ In Britain, class & the North/South divide shape who belongs. Coalminer’s Daughter Part 2 explores accent, identity & knowing your place. Read an excerpt here: tigerspirituk.substack.com/p/accent-class-identity #AccentBias #Storytelling

The paradoxes of oracy education in secondary schools: a case study of Liverpool English - Lawrence Wishart In this article we present initial results of a research project that focuses pedagogical attention on oracy and, specifically,

The first output of our impact acceleration project @livunihss.bsky.social In this paper we address how secondary school teachers in Lpool navigate standardised language ideologies @livunienglish.bsky.social #accentbias
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I hate this so much because it reinforces #AccentBias. It's like people of darker skin tones trying to bleach their skin whiter because light skin is valourised. Certain accents carry higher social status - white, Western accents.

This is a form of cultural erasure.

Students’ feedback on the Neapolitan Language and Culture Course at Glasgow University. 📚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌋

#bilingualism #languageoppression #linguisticbias #accentbias #linguisticapartheid
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