The phenomenon of foreign accents and their perception have received considerable attention from pronunciation specialists and academic researchers working with

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To what extent do our accents determine the way we are perceived by others? Is a foreign accent inevitably associated with social stigma? Accent is a matter of

What impact do accents have on our lives as we interact with one another? Are accents more than simple sets of phonetic features that allow us to differentiate