An example of the degree of acceptability of accent shaming. Read more. ...
"I was so self-aware of my language barrier that I hid my Italian accent as much as I could." Read more. ...
“I came across Amelia Coburn on the radio this week: sounds pretty good, although the lower class northern accent doesn’t quite fit the style of music.” That’s what a person commented on a post about the north-eastern folk musician’s debut album, Between The Moon and The...
For the longest time, I felt like I had no voice, because the one I had would get ridiculed. Read more. ...
Accents and use of language are often seen (mistakenly) as a marker of class, level of education and socio-economic background. Creative Access, a leading social enterprise specialising in diversity and inclusion, partnered with FleishmanHillard UK to explore the extent and impact of this “language discrimination” on...
On Friday 24 May 2024 at 14.30 CEST, influencer Samuele Brusca gave an invited talk "What makes a "good" accent. Un raro caso in cui non bisogna scegliere". The event took place in Arezzo. The recording of the event is available at this link. ...
Earlier this year, I was at a high-end store in Greenwich, Connecticut, and as I was shopping, a salesperson approached me, offering her help. She was curious to know where I was from. “New York,” I replied. Not surprisingly, she followed up with, “Where are you from, originally?” Read....
An actor who was once told he’d never work unless he lost his Scouse accent says Liverpool is actually an asset in the industry. Read more. ...
Audio dubbing company Deepdub has launched "Accent Control," which allows filmmakers to tweak an actor's voice into any accent. Read more. ...
Back in 2016, you may recall, there was an explosion of disparaging commentary about Hillary Clinton’s voice. It was shrill, people said, and too loud; it was harsh and flat and “decidedly grating”; it was the voice of a bossy schoolmarm whose “lecturing” or “hectoring” tone...