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

From Nosferatu to Schindler’s List. Gemma King, senior lecturer in French Studies and an ARC DECRA Fellow in Screen Studies ...

Researchers from the University of Cambridge played recordings of men with various British accents to people ... as a surprise to no-one, the Posh English accent (also known as SSBE), was rated ...

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

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 ...

The accents included in the study were from Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Newcastle and standard Southern British English. Participants who listened ...

Watch as a British tourist's pronunciation of "bottle of water" sparks infectious laughter among his Cape Town friends, ...

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 ...

Scientists recruited 180 participants from across Britain to listen to 10 different accents, including those from Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Newcastle ...

Why do we see German and Roman characters speaking like they’re from London? The blame lies partly with film directors – and more broadly with British imperialism.

more educated and richer than people with other accents. Those who use the Queen’s English – either Standard Southern British English (SSBE) or RP – are also considered to be the least ...