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We need to be able to talk about language in a rigorous and insightful way. This is linguistics, the study of language. Language is omnipresent, its study is equally multi-faceted.

What we pay attention to when we listen to accents

Everyone has an accent, but how do we know which one we are listening to?

Despite the very real consequences of attitudes to different accents, it’s still not really clear how we tell different accents apart.

In this session we will consider how we listen to speech, from the attitudes we hold, to the accent features we pick up on as we hear people talking.

We’ll be thinking about the social meanings of language and equipping ourselves with ways of challenging negative language attitudes in everyday life.
 

This session is suitable for students in years 12 and 13

Schedule

Please note that this is an approximate schedule and is therefore subject to change.

• 4.50pm: Log in and get comfortable
• 4.55pm: Welcome and introduction to the department
• 5.05pm: Taster lecture
• 5.50pm: Question and answer session about the taster lecture
• 6pm: Question and answer session about your subject at ºù«Ӱҵ with an admissions tutor and current students

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Contact us

For informal enquiries email tasterdays@sheffield.ac.uk