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Accentism

Linguistics

Don’t blame parents for wanting their children to speak differently – blame society

— Parents encouraging their children to speak without accents to minimize potential injustice is understandable but linguistically flawed. Everyone has an accent, and the pursuit of an “accentless” elite language perpetuates societal inequalities.

By Dr Rob Drummond

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