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Where do accents come from?

Whitworth, Nicole (2021) Where do accents come from? Leeds Beckett University.

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Abstract

As outlined in a previous blog post Accent, Identity and Prejudice, accents are the systematic features in the speech that tell a listener about our regional, social and ethnic origin. Your speech also provides information about your biological make-up and your current health and well-being. But where do accents come from?

Item Type: Other
Status: Published
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > P40 Sociolinguitics
School/Department: School of Education, Language and Psychology
URI: https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/13060

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