What do you imagine when you think of a British accent? If you’re imagining the refined tones of Queen Elizabeth II, the charming patter of Hugh Grant in a rom-com or the whisperings in a ...

Speakers of some accents risk being stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime, new research suggests. The study led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Nottingham ...

Where does this false British accent come from? Yet it’s possible to incorporate authentic accents without sacrificing audience interest. Inglourious Basterds (2009) is one example of how a ...

The findings, published in Frontiers in Communication, suggest that despite progress in equality and diversity in some parts of British life, including 'working-class' and regional accents ...

Playing a “true-ish” version of wellness scammer Belle Gibson, Dever expertly conceals her American accent, delivering a ’Strayan performance so convincing it matches her actual Australian ...

We all know that vocal accents are not created equal. Influenced as we are by popular culture, social stereotypes, and other factors, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t prefer ...

Beth Beddall began to feel self-conscious about her accent when she started university Before she started university, Beth Beddall had never really thought about her Black Country accent.

People with a “posh” English accent are seen as least likely to commit most crimes, with the exception of sex offences, new research has suggested. A University of Cambridge study, in ...

But director Brady Corbet and star Adrien Brody have come under fire after the film's editor Dávid Jancsó revealed that AI was used to enhance Brody’s accent. "The Brutalist" tells the story ...

It has long been said that having a posh accent can help you get ahead in life and boost your career prospects. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge have bolstered that theory and found ...

New research has revealed that some accents sound ‘guiltier’ than others – and stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime. The study found that northern accents, including those ...

But does her tactic have any basis in reality? Can an accent genuinely influence how we perceive someone’s trustworthiness? Surprisingly, yes. Studies suggest that the way a person speaks ...