Tuesday, March 27, 2018

What Our Accents Signify, And Why People Try To Change Them

"After all, you can wear professional-looking clothes and behave in a way appropriate to your job, but as soon as you open your mouth, your accent betrays your upbringing. As the linguist Chi Luu explained ..., research shows that we are quickly judged based on how we speak." (Especially in Britain.)



Article source here:Arts Journal

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