Graduation Year
2017
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Linguistics and Cognitive Science
Reader 1
Meredith Landman
Reader 2
Warren Liu
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© 2017 Alison M Smith
Abstract
This research examines the relationship between British accents and their stereotypes. It looks specifically at the ratings of British and American subjects for a variety of British regional and standard accents, and examines them in contrast with observed stereotypes about these accents. The purpose of this paper is to compare the reactions of British and American participants in order to understand whether the stereotypes associated with these accents are purely socially constructed by British society, or whether qualities of each accent support these stereotypes. Results found a similar trend in the ratings of both American and British participants, though it is hypothesized that this is due to confounding variables.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Alison, "U wot m8?: American and British Attitudes toward Regional British Accents" (2017). Scripps Senior Theses. 1045.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1045
