We’ll be answering some of the following questions:
Why is Estuary English the most widespread accent in the South of Britain?
What is happening when we say we ‘picked up’ an accent?
Why did a distinguished American academic ask shop assistants for the location of the women’s shoes in New York department stores?
For what reasons were the young women of Clonard a vanguard for changes in accent in Belfast?
Why was Milton Keynes used as a test case for why teenagers started to use the accents of their peer group instead of their parents?
Why did a British linguist do her research wearing a motorcycle jacket?
For what reasons do the lower middle classes overproduce prestige pronunciations?
Are men and women in a tug-of-war in their attitudes to using prestigious and stigmatised accents?
This and so much more…
There will be breaks for coffee and lunch. Please bring your own coffee/tea and lunch.
Payment can be made by bank transfer, cheque or cash on the day. Cheques to be made out to the individual course leader.
