The moment we hear someone talk, their accent and dialect influence the mental image we form of that person’s national, social, economic and educational background.
Dr Sadie Ryan is a sociolinguist at the University of Glasgow with a keen interest in the relationships between accents and identity. She spoke particularly about the relationships between Scots and English.
See the video of the lecture here: https://youtu.be/1HN-kiJ_-G8
