In Britain, the biases people have about certain accents largely come down to class, sociolinguists say. Dr Amanda Cole, a lecturer at the University of Essex, says there is a "hierarchy of ...

"A lot of it did come down to the accent." She says she felt her fellow students would take her opinions less seriously, and that she was perceived as "stupid". According to sociolinguistics expert Dr ...

Essex University linguist Dr Amanda Cole has linked the gradual changes to the accent migrating from its traditional London roots to the surrounding Home Counties. She said: “It was less Queen ...