British accents can vary hugely — and face positive or negative stereotypes. Listen to these five British accents and see if ...

Sociolinguists say accent bias is prevalent in the UK and affects how people are perceived by classmates, colleagues and ...

From the approachable Northern English accent often associated with openness, to the Glaswegian accent which can be ...

Study finds that those who speak with received pronunciation are least likely to be perceived as criminal, unlike Scousers ...

New research has revealed that some accents sound ‘guiltier’ than others – and stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime. Researchers asked 180 participants to listen to recordings of 10 ...

Research led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, raises serious concerns about ...