British accents can vary hugely — and face positive or negative stereotypes. Listen to these five British accents and see if ...

By Gemma KingIn two of the biggest films released this summer, Gladiator II and Nosferatu, most actors seem to be speaking like they’re in a Shakespeare play – even though their characters are based ...

Study finds that those who speak with received pronunciation are least likely to be perceived as criminal, unlike Scousers ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have revealed accents that sound 'guiltier' than others. The research, which was ...

Somewhat unsurpisingly, men with posh English accents were rated as the least ... Newcastle and Standard Southern British English (SSBE). They then recruited 180 people from all over the UK ...

Some accents sound guiltier than others, researchers find - Ten UK accents were rated by different social traits and various ...

A study led by the University of Cambridge in partnership with Nottingham Trent University has revealed that individuals ...

Speaking in a scouse accent means you are more likely to be deemed a criminal, according to a new study identifying which ...

We all know that vocal accents are not created equal. Influenced as we are by popular culture, social stereotypes, and other ...

Out of the ten accents included in the study, the Glaswegian accent was found to be one of the least guilty sounding.

Whereas people with a “posh” Standard Southern British English (SSBE) accent, also referred to as received pronunciation (RP), Queen’s English or BBC English, are seen to be most likely to ...