Browsing Linguistics by Author "Watt, D"
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Methods for the study of accent bias and access to elite professions
Sharma, D; Lev-On, E; Watt, D; Ye, Y; Cardoso, A (Equinox, 2019-12-18)Fair access to employment is vital for improving social mobility in Britain today. As language is not explicitly protected by the Equality Act 2010, accent can become a proxy for other forms of discrimination at key junctures ...