Tag: linguistic prejudice


Accent Acceptance: Bridging Gaps in Human Connection

Defining the Acceptance of Accent The concept of Acceptance of Accent operates at the intersection of psycholinguistics, social psychology, and communication studies, referring fundamentally to the degree to which a listener successfully processes, comprehends, and affirmatively evaluates speech characterized by phonetic or phonological features deviating from the listener’s own established norm or dialect. This acceptance […]

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Accent Bias: Why We Judge People by Their Speech

Defining the Construct of Accent Beliefs Accent beliefs represent the complex set of non-linguistic assumptions, attitudes, and stereotypes that listeners hold about speakers based solely on their perceived accent or dialect. These beliefs are fundamentally distinct from the objective acoustic and phonetic features of the speech itself; rather, they are cognitive frameworks utilized for social […]

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