“Working in the reservations department and taking bookings via the phone was a daunting experience, as some guests were not pleased that I had an accent. I felt offended when they asked to speak to an English-speaking team member so they could make the reservations...
To what extent having an accent influences the career of an actor? Go to news ...
How should social robots talk? Some research suggests that people like robots to use a familiar accent or dialect, while other research suggests the opposite. Go to news ...
People on TikTok have developed a specific accent - would you recognise it if you heard it? Go to news ...
France lags behind the UK and US where local accents have been encouraged to breakthrough in media, says expert. Go to news ...
A Scottish woman who has faced criticism from clients over her accent has sought advice on how to deal with the upsetting comments. Both the negative and the positive comments offer an insight of the type of judgments associated to accents. Go to news ...
A Scottish postman was not racially discriminated against by an English colleague who repeatedly told him he couldn’t understand what he was saying, an employment tribunal has ruled. Go to news ...
“My accent does not diminish my intelligence, nor does it give anyone permission to treat me like a caricature for their personal entertainment.” Go to news ...
A testimonial of the intricate relationship between accent and identity. Go to testimonial ...
On the last 29 November 2023, Rosalba Nodari and Claudia Soria introduced accent discrimination and the CIRCE project to one class of the Liceo Scientifico “U. Dini” in Pisa, while Silvia Calamai gave a presentation at a secondary school (ITIS Galileo) in Arezzo on 30/11/2023. ...