BIRMINGHAM

Cards (4)

  • Dixon, Mahoney and Cocks (2002)
    recording of dialogue between police officer and suspect. Suspect used a Birmingham guise and RP guise. The Birmingham speaker was significantly more likely to be considered guilty
  • Those with a Birmingham accent were viewed as less intelligent than those who stayed silent
  • Peaky blinders changed publics perception of the Brummie accent
  • Labour MP Jess Phillips says her accent is a gift as it makes her look more relatable